Multispecific molecules targeting cll-1

ABSTRACT

The present invention is directed to multispecific/multivalent molecules comprising an anti-CLL-1 binding domain.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to PCT Application No.PCT/CN2016/071599, filed Jan. 21, 2016. The entire content of thisapplication is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of immunology. Specifically,the invention relates to multispecific and/or multivalent moleculestargeting C-type lectin-like-1 (CLL-1) and methods of making and usingthereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Multispecific molecules that are capable of binding two or more antigensare known in the art and offer significant clinical benefits, forexample, for diagnostic enzyme assays, as vaccine adjuvants, fordelivering thrombolytic agents, for treating diseases, for targetingimmune complexes to cell surface receptors, or for deliveringimmunotoxins to tumor cells, etc. (Burrows, F. J. and Thorpe, P. E.(1993) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 90:8996 9000; Zhu, Z. et al. (1996)Bio/Technology 14:192 196; Holliger, P. et al. (1996) Protein Engin.9:299 305; Morrison et al., (1997) Nature Biotech. 15:159-163; Huang, X.et al. (1997) Science 275:547 550Alt et al. (1999) FEBS Letters 454:90-94; Zuo et al., (2000) Protein Engineering 13:361-367; Lu et al.,(2004) JBC 279:2856-2865; Lu et al., (2005) JBC 280:19665-19672; Marvinet al., (2005) Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 26:649-658; Marvin et al.,(2006) Curr Opin Drug Disc Develop 9:184-193; Shen et al., (2007) JImmun Methods 218:65-74; Wu et al., (2007) Nat Biotechnol. 11:1290-1297;Dimasi et al., (2009) J Mol Biol. 393:672-692; and Michaelson et al.,(2009) mAbs 1:128-141).

Most patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are incurable usingstandard therapy (Mrozek et al, 2012, J Clin Oncol, 30:4515-23) andthose with relapsed or refractory AML (RR-AML) have a particularly poorprognosis (Kern et al, 2003, Blood 2003, 101:64-70; Wheatley et al,1999, Br J Haematol, 107:69-79). C-type lectin-like-1 (CLL-1) is alsoknown as MICL, CLEC12A, CLEC-1, Dendritic Cell-Associated Lectin 1, andDCAL-2. CLL-1 is a glycoprotein receptor and member of the large familyof C-type lectin-like receptors involved in immune regulation. CLL-1 isexpressed in hematopoietic cells, primarily on innate immune cellsincluding monocytes, DCs, pDCs, and granulocytes (Cancer Res. 2004; JImmunol 2009) and myeloid progenitor cells (Blood, 2007). CLL-1 is alsofound on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) blasts and leukemic stem cells(e.g., CD34+/CD38-) (Zhao et al., Haematologica. 2010, 95(1):71-78.).CLL-1 expression may also be relevant for other myeloid leukemias, suchas acute myelomonocytic leukemia, acute monocytic leukemia, acutepromyelocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), andmyelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

There is an unmet medical need for multispecific molecules which targetCLL-1.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, the disclosure provides a multispecific moleculeincluding a first antigen binding domain and a second antigen bindingdomain, wherein the first antigen binding domain is an anti-CLL-1binding domain including a heavy chain complementary determining region1 (HC CDR1), a heavy chain complementary determining region 2 (HC CDR2),and a heavy chain complementary determining region 3 (HC CDR3) of anyanti-CLL-1 binding domain amino acid sequence listed in Table 2.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain further comprises a lightchain complementary determining region 1 (LC CDR1), a light chaincomplementary determining region 2 (LC CDR2), and a light chaincomplementary determining region 3 (LC CDR3) of any anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain amino acid sequence listed in Table 2.

In embodiments, including the multispecific molecule of the precedingaspects or embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain includes LC CDR1,LC CDR2, and LC CDR3 that are the LC CDR sequences listed in Table 4, 6or 8.

In embodiments, including in each of the preceding aspects orembodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain includes HC CDR1, HC CDR2 andHC CDR3 that are the HC CDR sequences listed in Table 3, 5 or 7.

In embodiments, including in each of the preceding aspects orembodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain of the multispecific moleculeincludes:

(i) the amino acid sequence of any light chain variable region listed inTable 2;

(ii) an amino acid sequence having at least one, two or threemodifications but not more than 30, 20 or 10 modifications of the aminoacid sequence of any of the light chain variable regions provided inTable 2; or

(iii) an amino acid sequence with 95-99% identity to the amino acidsequence of any of the light chain variable regions provided in Table 2.

In embodiments, including in each of the preceding aspects orembodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain of the multispecific moleculeincludes:

(i) the amino acid sequence of any heavy chain variable region listed inTable 2;

(ii) an amino acid sequence having at least one, two or threemodifications but not more than 30, 20 or 10 modifications of the aminoacid sequence of any of the heavy chain variable regions provided inTable 2; or

(ii) an amino acid sequence with 95-99% identity to the amino acidsequence of any of the heavy chain variable regions provided in Table 2.

In embodiments, including in each of the preceding aspects orembodiments, the multispecific molecule includes an anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain that includes the amino acid sequence of any light chain variableregion listed in Table 2, and the amino acid sequence of any heavy chainvariable region listed in Table 2. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1binding domain that includes the amino acid sequence of the light chainvariable region and the amino acid sequence of the heavy chain variableregion of any anti-CLL-1 binding domain listed in Table 2, e.g., of anyof CLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7,CLL-1-8, CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, or CLL-1-13.

In embodiments, including in each of the preceding aspects orembodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain of the multispecific moleculeincludes:

(i) any amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45,SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 78, SEQ ID NO: 79, SEQ ID NO: 80, SEQ IDNO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 82, SEQ ID NO: 83, SEQ ID NO: 84, SEQ ID NO: 85, SEQID NO: 86, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ ID NO: 88, SEQ ID NO: 89, SEQ ID NO: 90,SEQ ID NO: 65, SEQ ID NO: 66, SEQ ID NO: 67, SEQ ID NO: 68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 71, SEQ ID NO: 72, SEQ ID NO: 73, SEQ IDNO: 74, SEQ ID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 76, or SEQ ID NO: 77;

(ii) an amino acid sequence having at least one, two or threemodifications but not more than 30, 20 or 10 modifications to any of SEQID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43,SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 78, SEQ IDNO: 79, SEQ ID NO: 80, SEQ ID NO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 82, SEQ ID NO: 83, SEQID NO: 84, SEQ ID NO: 85, SEQ ID NO: 86, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ ID NO: 88,SEQ ID NO: 89, SEQ ID NO: 90, SEQ ID NO: 65, SEQ ID NO: 66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO: 68, SEQ ID NO: 69, SEQ ID NO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 71, SEQ IDNO: 72, SEQ ID NO: 73, SEQ ID NO: 74, SEQ ID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 76, orSEQ ID NO: 77; or

(iii) an amino acid sequence with 95-99% identify to any of SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ IDNO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 78, SEQ ID NO: 79,SEQ ID NO: 80, SEQ ID NO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 82, SEQ ID NO: 83, SEQ ID NO:84, SEQ ID NO: 85, SEQ ID NO: 86, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ ID NO: 88, SEQ IDNO: 89, SEQ ID NO: 90, SEQ ID NO: 65, SEQ ID NO: 66, SEQ ID NO: 67, SEQID NO: 68, SEQ ID NO: 69, SEQ ID NO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 71, SEQ ID NO: 72,SEQ ID NO: 73, SEQ ID NO: 74, SEQ ID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 76, or SEQ IDNO: 77.

In aspects, including in any of the aforementioned aspects andembodiments, (for example in aspects that include a second antigenbinding domain that binds CD3 (e.g., as described herein), for examplewhere said anti-CD3 binding domain includes a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO:1209 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1236), the multispecific moleculeincludes an anti-CLL-1 binding domain that includes:

a) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 88 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75;

b) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76;

c) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 74;

d) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72;

e) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73;

f) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 70;

g) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77;

h) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 79 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66; or

i) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 84 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71.

In aspects, including in any of the aforementioned aspects andembodiments, (for example in aspects that include a second antigenbinding domain that binds CD3 (e.g., as described herein), for examplewhere said anti-CD3 binding domain includes SEQ ID NO: 506); themultispecific molecule includes an anti-CLL-1 binding domain thatincludes:

a) SEQ ID NO: 49;

b) SEQ ID NO: 50;

c) SEQ ID NO: 48;

d) SEQ ID NO: 46;

e) SEQ ID NO: 47;

f) SEQ ID NO: 44;

g) SEQ ID NO: 51;

h) SEQ ID NO: 40; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 45.

In aspects, including in any of the aforementioned aspects andembodiments, (for example in aspects that include a second antigenbinding domain that binds CD3 (e.g., as described herein), for examplewhere said anti-CD3 binding domain includes, e.g., consists of, SEQ IDNO: 507); the multispecific molecule includes a polypeptide comprisingan anti-CLL-1 binding domain that includes, e.g., consists of:

a) SEQ ID NO: 512;

b) SEQ ID NO: 517;

c) SEQ ID NO: 522;

d) SEQ ID NO: 527;

e) SEQ ID NO: 532;

f) SEQ ID NO: 537;

g) SEQ ID NO: 542;

h) SEQ ID NO: 547; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 552.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides multispecific molecules,e.g., anti-CLL-1 multispecific molecules, including as described in eachof the preceding aspects or embodiments, including a secondantigen-binding domain that binds a cancer antigen other than CLL-1. Inembodiments, the cancer antigen other than CLL-1 is expressed on a cellthat also expresses CLL-1. In embodiments, the cancer antigen other thanCLL-1 is expressed on an acute myeloid leukemia (AML), e.g., is an AMLcell antigen. In embodiments, the cancer antigen is selected from thegroup consisting of CD123, CD33, CD34, FLT3, and folate receptor beta.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides multispecific molecules,e.g., anti-CLL-1 multispecific molecules, including as described in eachof the preceding aspects or embodiments, including a secondantigen-binding domain that binds an immune effector cell antigen. Inembodiments, the immune effector cell antigen is an antigen expressed ona NK cell, e.g., is CD16 (Fc Receptor gamma III) or CD64 (Fc Receptorgamma I). In other embodiments, the immune effector cell antigen is anantigen expressed on a T cell, e.g., is an immune costimulatorymolecule, e.g., is selected from the group consisting of an MHC class Imolecule, a TNF receptor protein, an immunoglobulin-like protein, acytokine receptor, an integrin, a signaling lymphocytic activationmolecule (SLAM protein), an activating NK cell receptor, BTLA, Tollligand receptor, OX40, CD2, CD7, CD27, CD28, CD30, CD40, CD47, CDS,ICAM-1, LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18), 4-1BB (CD137), B7-H3, CDS, ICAM-1, ICOS(CD278), GITR, BAFFR, LIGHT, HVEM (LIGHTR), KIRDS2, SLAMF7, NKp80(KLRF1), NKp44, NKp30, NKp46, CD19, CD4, CD8alpha, CD8beta, IL2R beta,IL2R gamma, IL7R alpha, ITGA4, VLA1, CD49a, ITGA4, IA4, CD49D, ITGA6,VLA-6, CD49f, ITGAD, CD11d, ITGAE, CD103, ITGAL, CD11a, LFA-1, ITGAM,CD11b, ITGAX, CD11c, ITGB1, CD29, ITGB2, CD18, LFA-1, ITGB7, NKG2D,NKG2C, TNFR2, TRANCE/RANKL, DNAM1 (CD226), SLAMF4 (CD244, 2B4), CD84,CD96 (Tactile), CEACAM1, CRTAM, Ly9 (CD229), CD160 (BY55), PSGL1, CD100(SEMA4D), CD69, SLAMF6 (NTB-A, Ly108), SLAM (SLAMF1, CD150, IPO-3),BLAME (SLAMF8), SELPLG (CD162), TLR7, LTBR, LAT, GADS, SLP-76, PAG/Cbp,CD19a, and a ligand that specifically binds with CD83. In otherembodiments, the immune effector cell antigen is an antigen expressed ona T cell, e.g., is an immune inhibitory molecule, e.g., is selected fromthe group consisting of PD1, PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA4, TIM3, CEACAM (e.g.,CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3 and/or CEACAM-5), LAG3, VISTA, BTLA, TIGIT, LAIR1,CD160, 2B4, CD80, CD86, B7-H3 (CD276), B7-H4 (VTCN1), HVEM (TNFRSF14 orCD270), KIR, A2aR, MHC class I, MHC class II, GALS, adenosine, and TGFRbeta.

In other embodiments, the immune effector cell antigen is an antigenexpressed on a T cell, e.g., is CD3. In embodiments, the anti-CD3binding domain includes a heavy chain complementary determining region 1(HC CDR1), a heavy chain complementary determining region 2 (HC CDR2),and a heavy chain complementary determining region 3 (HC CDR3) of anyanti-CD3 binding domain VH amino acid sequence listed in Table 26. Inembodiments, said anti-CD3 binding domain further includes a light chaincomplementary determining region 1 (LC CDR1), a light chaincomplementary determining region 2 (LC CDR2), and a light chaincomplementary determining region 3 (LC CDR3) of any anti-CD3 bindingdomain VL amino acid sequence listed in Table 26.

In embodiments, said LC CDR1, LC CDR2, and LC CDR3 are the LC CDRsequences of any anti-CD3 binding domain listed in Table 27, 28 or 29.In embodiments, said HC CDR1, HC CDR2 and HC CDR3 are the HC CDRsequences of any anti-CD3 binding domain listed in Table 27, 28 or 29.

In embodiments, the anti-CD3 binding domain includes:

(i) the amino acid sequence of any light chain variable region listed inTable 26;

(ii) an amino acid sequence having at least one, two or threemodifications but not more than 30, 20 or 10 modifications of the aminoacid sequence of any of the light chain variable regions provided inTable 26; or

(iii) an amino acid sequence with 95-99% identity to the amino acidsequence of any of the light chain variable regions provided in Table26.

In embodiments, the anti-CD3 binding domain includes:

(i) the amino acid sequence of any heavy chain variable region listed intable 26;

(ii) an amino acid sequence having at least one, two or threemodifications but not more than 30, 20 or 10 modifications of the aminoacid sequence of any of the heavy chain variable regions provided inTable 26; or

(iii) an amino acid sequence with 95-99% identity to the amino acidsequence of any of the heavy chain variable regions provided in Table26.

In embodiments, the anti-CD3 binding domain includes the amino acidsequence of any light chain variable region listed in Table 26, and theamino acid sequence of any heavy chain variable region listed in Table26. In embodiments, the anti-CD3 binding domain includes the amino acidsequence of any light chain variable region and the amino acid sequenceof any heavy chain variable region of any anti-CD3 binding domain listedin Table 26. In embodiments, the anti-CD3 binding domain includes aheavy chain variable region amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO: 1200, 1202, 1204, 1206, 1208, 1210, 1212, 1214,1216, 1218, 1220, 1222, 1224, 1226, 1228, 1230, 1232, 1234, and 1236;and a light chain variable amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO: 1201, 1203, 1205, 1207, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1215,1217, 1219, 1221, 1223, 1225, 1227, 1229, 1231, 1233, 1235, and 1237.

In one aspect, including in any of the preceding aspects or embodiments,the multispecific molecule is multivalent, e.g., bivalent, with respectto the first antigen binding domain or second antigen binding domain. Inembodiments, the multispecific molecule is bivalent with respect to theanti-CLL-1 binding domain. In embodiments, the two or more anti-CLL-1binding domains bind to the same epitope of CLL-1, e.g., include thesame anti-CLL-1 binding domain (e.g., the same CDRs, the same VH and VLor the same scFv sequences). In embodiments, the two or more anti-CLL-1binding domains bind to different epitopes of CLL-1.

The disclosure provides for the multispecific molecules in a variety offormats. In one aspect, the disclosure provides for the multispecificmolecule of any of the preceding embodiments as a bispecific antibody.In one aspect, the disclosure provides for the multispecific molecule ofany of the preceding embodiments as a dualbody. In one aspect, thedisclosure provides for the multispecific molecule of any of thepreceding embodiments as a scFv-Fc. In one aspect, the disclosureprovides for the multispecific molecule of any of the precedingembodiments as a mixed chain multispecific molecule. In one aspect, thedisclosure provides for the multispecific molecule of any of thepreceding embodiments as a tandem scFv. Each of these formats isdescribed in more detail below.

The disclosure further provides for bispecific molecules of any of thepreceding embodiments.

In embodiments, including in any of the preceding aspects andembodiments that include one or more heavy chain constant domains, theheavy chain constant domain may be selected from SEQ ID NO: 500, SEQ IDNO: 501, SEQ ID NO: 504 and SEQ ID NO: 505. In a preferred embodiment,the antigen binding domains of the multispecific molecule are scFvs, andthe first heavy chain constant domain includes, e.g., is, SEQ ID NO:500, and the second heavy chain constant domain includes, e.g., is, SEQID NO: 501. In another preferred embodiment, the antigen binding domainsare Fabs, and the first heavy chain constant domain comprises, e.g., is,SEQ ID NO: 504, and the first light chain constant domain comprises,e.g., is, SEQ ID NO: 502; and the second heavy chain constant domaincomprises, e.g., is, SEQ ID NO: 505, and the first light chain constantdomain comprises, e.g., is, SEQ ID NO: 503.

The disclosure further provides multispecific molecules, including ofany of the preceding embodiments, further including CH3, and optionally,CH2 domains. In one aspect, including in any of the precedingembodiments and aspects, the polypeptide(s) of the multispecificmolecules that include the HC CDR sequences of the first and/or secondantigen binding domains further include a CH3 domain, and optionally aCH2 domain. The disclosure further provides multispecific molecules,including of any of the preceding embodiments, wherein at least one,e.g., both, of said CH3 domains include one or more modifications toenhance heterodimerization, e.g., as described herein.

In one aspect, the multispecific molecule that includes one or moremodifications to enhance heterodimerization includes introduction of aknob in a first CH3 domain and a hole in a second CH3 domain, or viceversa, such that heterodimerization of the polypeptide that includes thefirst CH3 domain and the polypeptide that includes the second CH3 domainis favored relative to polypeptides that include only unmodified CH3domains.

In embodiments, the knob or hole is introduced to the first CH3 domainat residue 366, 405 or 407 according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabatet al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest,5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)) to create either a knob orhole, and a complimentary hole or knob is introduced to the second CH3domain at residue 407 if residue 366 is mutated in the first CH3 domain,residue 394 if residue 405 is mutated in the first CH3 domain, orresidue 366 if residue 407 is mutated in the first CH3 domain, accordingto the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences ofproteins of immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH,Bethesda, Md.)).

In embodiments, the first CH3 domain includes introduction of a knob atposition 366, and the second CH3 domain includes introduction of a holeat position 366, position 368 and position 407, according to the EUnumbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteinsof immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)),or vice versa.

In embodiments, the first CH3 domain includes a tyrosine or tryptophanat position 366, and the second CH3 domain includes a serine at position366, alanine at position 368 and valine at position 407, according tothe EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences ofproteins of immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH,Bethesda, Md.)), or vice versa.

In another aspect, the one or more modifications to enhanceheterodimerization include. IgG heterodimerization modifications. Inembodiments, the first CH3 domain includes the mutation K409R and thesecond CH3 domain includes the mutation F405L, or vice versa.

In another aspect, the one or more modifications to enhanceheterodimerization include polar bridge modifications. In embodiments,said one or more modifications include modifications to the first CH3domain that are selected from a group consisting of: S364L, T366V,L368Q, D399K, F4055, K409F, T411K, and combinations thereof. Inembodiments, including those that include first CH3 domain mutations,the second CH3 domain may include one or more modifications that areselected from the group consisting of Y407F, K409Q and T411D, andcombinations thereof.

In another aspect, the multispecific molecule of any of the precedingaspects or embodiments may further include a first CH3 domain includinga cysteine capable for forming a disulfide bond with a cysteine of thesecond CH3 domain. In embodiments, the first CH3 domain includes acysteine at position 354 and the second CH3 domain includes a cysteineat position 349, or vice versa.

In another aspect, the multispecific molecule of any of the precedingaspects or embodiments may further (or alternatively) include a constantdomain that comprises one or more mutations to reduce, e.g., silence,antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and/orcompliment-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). In an embodiment, the one ormore mutations to reduce, e.g., silence ADCC and/or CDC include, e.g.,are, the DAPA mutations (e.g., D265A and P329A, according to EUnumbering). In an embodiment, the one or more mutations to reduce, e.g.,silence ADCC and/or CDC include, e.g., are, the LALA mutations (e.g.,L234A and L235A, according to EU numbering). In an embodiment, the oneor more mutations to reduce, e.g., silence ADCC and/or CDC include,e.g., is, N279A, according to EU numbering. Constant domains comprisingcombinations of any of the above may also be included.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides isolated nucleic acid, e.g.,one or more polynucleotides, encoding the multispecific molecule of anyof the preceding aspects or embodiments. In embodiments, the isolatednucleic acid is disposed on a single continuous polynucleotide. In otherembodiments, the isolated polynucleotide is disposed on two or morecontinuous polynucleotides.

In embodiments, the nucleic acid includes sequence encoding an anti-CD3binding domain. In embodiments, including in any of the aforementionednucleic acid aspects and embodiments, the nucleic acid includes SEQ IDNO: 508 and SEQ ID NO: 509.

In embodiments, including in any of the aforementioned nucleic acidaspects and embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid includes SEQ ID NO:510.

In embodiments, including in any of the aforementioned nucleic acidaspects and embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid includes SEQ ID NO:511.

In embodiments, the nucleic acid includes sequence encoding ananti-CLL-1 binding domain. In embodiments, including in any of theaforementioned nucleic acid aspects and embodiments, the isolatednucleic acid includes:

a) SEQ ID NO: 513 and SEQ ID NO: 514;

b) SEQ ID NO: 518 and SEQ ID NO: 519;

c) SEQ ID NO: 523 and SEQ ID NO: 524;

d) SEQ ID NO: 528 and SEQ ID NO: 529;

e) SEQ ID NO: 533 and SEQ ID NO: 534;

SEQ ID NO: 538 and SEQ ID NO: 539;

g) SEQ ID NO: 543 and SEQ ID NO: 544;

h) SEQ ID NO: 548 and SEQ ID NO: 549; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 553 and SEQ ID NO: 554.

In embodiments, including in any of the aforementioned nucleic acidaspects and embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid includes:

a) SEQ ID NO: 515;

b) SEQ ID NO: 520;

c) SEQ ID NO: 525;

d) SEQ ID NO: 530;

e) SEQ ID NO: 535;

f) SEQ ID NO: 540;

g) SEQ ID NO: 545;

h) SEQ ID NO: 550; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 555.

In embodiments, including in any of the aforementioned nucleic acidaspects and embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid includes:

a) SEQ ID NO: 516;

b) SEQ ID NO: 521;

c) SEQ ID NO: 526;

d) SEQ ID NO: 531;

e) SEQ ID NO: 536;

SEQ ID NO: 541;

g) SEQ ID NO: 546;

h) SEQ ID NO: 551; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 556.

In embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid includes sequence encoding ananti-CD3 binding domain, for example, as described herein, and sequenceencoding an anti-CLL-1 binding domain, for example, as described herein.In embodiments, the sequence encoding the anti-CD3 binding domain andthe sequence encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain are disposed onseparate polynucleotides. In embodiments, the sequence encoding theanti-CD3 binding domain and the sequence encoding the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain are disposed on a single polynucleotide.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides a vector e.g., one or morevectors, that includes the isolated nucleic acid described above.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides a cell including the isolatednucleic acid or vector described above.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides for methods of treatment. Inone aspect, the disclosure provides a method of treating a mammal havinga disease associated with expression of CLL-1 including administering tothe mammal an effective amount of a multispecific molecule of any of thepreceding aspects or embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid describedherein, the vector described herein or the cell described herein.

In embodiments, the disease associated with CLL-1 expression is:

(i) a cancer or malignancy, or a precancerous condition chosen from oneor more of a myelodysplasia, a myelodysplastic syndrome or apreleukemia, or

(ii) a non-cancer related indication associated with expression ofCLL-1.

In embodiments, the disease is a hematologic cancer. In embodiments thedisease is acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute lymphoblastic B-cellleukemia (B-cell acute lymphoid leukemia, BALL), acute lymphoblasticT-cell leukemia (T-cell acute lymphoid leukemia (TALL), B-cellprolymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloidleukemia (CML), myelodysplastic syndrome, plasma cell myeloma, or acombination thereof. In embodiments, the disease is acute myeloidleukemia (AML).

In another aspect, the disclosure provides for the use of themultispecific molecule of any of the preceding aspects or embodiments,the isolated nucleic acid described above, the vector described above orthe cell described above, in the manufacture of a medicament.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides the multispecific molecule ofany of the preceding aspects or embodiments, for use as a medicament.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides the multispecific molecule ofany of the preceding aspects or embodiments, for use in a therapy.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides the multispecific molecule ofany of the preceding aspects or embodiments, for use in treating asubject having a hematologic cancer.

In another aspect, the disclosure provides the multispecific molecule ofany of the preceding aspects or embodiments, for use in treating asubject having acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

In another aspect, the disclosure provides for compositions includingthe multispecific molecule of any of the preceding aspects orembodiments. In embodiments, the composition is a pharmaceuticalcomposition. In embodiments, the compositions may further include apharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier. In embodiments, thecompositions include a therapeutically effective amount of themultispecific molecule of any of the preceding aspects or embodiments.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materialssimilar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in thepractice or testing of the present invention, suitable methods andmaterials are described below. All publications, patent applications,patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated byreference in their entirety. In addition, the materials, methods, andexamples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.Headings, sub-headings or numbered or lettered elements, e.g., (a), (b),(i) etc, are presented merely for ease of reading. The use of headingsor numbered or lettered elements in this document does not require thesteps or elements be performed in alphabetical order or that the stepsor elements are necessarily discrete from one another. Other features,objects, and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thedescription and drawings, and from the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows various exemplary formats for multispecific, e.g.,bispecific, molecules that incorporate an anti-CLL-1 binding domain,e.g., a human or humanized anti-CLL-1 binding domain.

FIG. 2. Shows in vitro T cell killing of CLL1-expressing cancer cellline HL60 with CD3×CLL1 bispecific antibodies.

FIG. 3. Shows CD3×CLL1 bispecific antibody-mediated T cell activation invitro via engagement with CLL1-expressing cancer cell line U937, asdemonstrated through an NFAT luciferase reporter gene in the Jurkathuman T cell line.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Definitions

In order that the present invention may be more readily understood,certain terms are first defined. Additional definitions are set forththroughout the detailed description. Unless defined otherwise, alltechnical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning ascommonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which thisinvention pertains.

The term “antibody” as used herein refers to a polypeptide (or set ofpolypeptides) of the immunoglobulin family that is capable of binding anantigen non-covalently, reversibly and specifically. For example, anaturally occurring “antibody” of the IgG type is a tetramer comprisingat least two heavy (H) chains and two light (L) chains inter-connectedby disulfide bonds. Each heavy chain is comprised of a heavy chainvariable region (abbreviated herein as VH) and a heavy chain constantregion. The heavy chain constant region is comprised of three domains,CH1, CH2 and CH3. Each light chain is comprised of a light chainvariable region (abbreviated herein as VL) and a light chain constantregion. The light chain constant region is comprised of one domain, CL.The VH and VL regions can be further subdivided into regions ofhypervariability, termed complementarity determining regions (CDR),interspersed with regions that are more conserved, termed frameworkregions (FR). Each VH and VL is composed of three CDRs and four FRsarranged from amino-terminus to carboxy-terminus in the following order:FR1, CDR1, FR2, CDR2, FR3, CDR3, FR4. The variable regions of the heavyand light chains contain a binding domain that interacts with anantigen, which is sometimes referred to herein as the antigen bindingdomain. The constant regions of the antibodies may mediate the bindingof the immunoglobulin to host tissues or factors, including variouscells of the immune system (e.g., effector cells) and the firstcomponent (C1q) of the classical complement system. The term “antibody”includes, but is not limited to, monoclonal antibodies, humanantibodies, humanized antibodies, camelised antibodies, chimericantibodies, bispecific or multispecific antibodies and anti-idiotypic(anti-Id) antibodies (including, e.g., anti-Id antibodies to antibodiesof the invention). The antibodies can be of any isotype/class (e.g.,IgG, IgE, IgM, IgD, IgA and IgY) or subclass (e.g., IgG1, IgG2, IgG3,IgG4, IgA1 and IgA2).

Both the light and heavy chains are divided into regions of structuraland functional homology. The terms “constant” and “variable” are usedfunctionally. In this regard, it will be appreciated that the variabledomains of both the light (VL) and heavy (VH) chain portions determineantigen recognition and specificity. Conversely, the constant domains ofthe light chain (CL) and the heavy chain (CH1, CH2 or CH3) conferimportant biological properties such as secretion, transplacentalmobility, Fc receptor binding, complement binding, and the like. Byconvention the numbering of the constant region domains increases asthey become more distal from the antigen binding site or amino-terminusof the antibody. The N-terminus is a variable region and at theC-terminus is a constant region; the CH3 and CL domains actuallycomprise the carboxy-terminus of the heavy and light chain,respectively.

The term “antibody fragment” as used herein refers to one or moreportions of an antibody. In some embodiments, these portions are part ofthe contact domain(s) of an antibody. In some other embodiments, theseportion(s) are antigen-binding fragments that retain the ability ofbinding an antigen non-covalently, reversibly and specifically,sometimes referred to herein as the antigen binding domain. Examples ofbinding fragments include, but are not limited to, single-chain Fvs(scFv), a Fab fragment, a monovalent fragment consisting of the VL, VH,CL and CH1 domains; a F(ab)₂ fragment, a bivalent fragment comprisingtwo Fab fragments linked by a disulfide bridge at the hinge region; a Fdfragment consisting of the VH and CH1 domains; a Fv fragment consistingof the VL and VH domains of a single arm of an antibody; a dAb fragment(Ward et al., (1989) Nature 341:544-546), which consists of a VH domain;and an isolated complementarity determining region (CDR).

Antibody fragments can also be incorporated into single domainantibodies, maxibodies, minibodies, intrabodies, diabodies, triabodies,tetrabodies, v-NAR and bis-scFv (see, e.g., Hollinger and Hudson, (2005)Nature Biotechnology 23: 1126-1136). Antibody fragments can be graftedinto scaffolds based on polypeptides such as Fibronectin type III (Fn3)(see U.S. Pat. No. 6,703,199, which describes fibronectin polypeptidemonobodies).

Antibody fragments can be incorporated into single chain moleculescomprising a pair of tandem Fv segments (for example, VH-CH1-VH-CH1)which, together with complementary light chain polypeptides (forexample, VL-VC-VL-VC), form a pair of antigen binding regions (Zapata etal., (1995) Protein Eng. 8:1057-1062; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,870).

The term “half antibody” refers to a portion of an antibody molecule,antibody fragment, antibody-like molecule or multispecific molecule thatcomprises a single antigen binding domain. In an embodiment, a halfantibody refers to a heavy and light chain pair of, for example, an IgGantibody. In one embodiment, a half antibody refers to a polypeptidecomprising a VL domain and a CL domain, and a second polypeptidecomprising a VH domain, a CH1 domain, a hinge domain, a CH2 domain, anda CH3 domain, wherein said VL and VH domains comprise an antigen bindingdomain. In another embodiment, a half antibody refers to a polypeptidecomprising a scFv domain, a CH2 domain and a CH3 domain. In somemultispecific molecule embodiments, a first half antibody willassociate, e.g., heterodimerize, with a second half antibody. In somemultispecific molecules a first half antibody will be covalently linkedto a second half antibody. In some multispecific molecules, either afirst half antibody, a second half antibody, or both a first and secondhalf antibody may comprise an additional antigen binding domain.

The term “antibody-like molecule” refers to a molecule comprising anantibody or a fragment thereof.

The terms “complementarity determining region” or “CDR,” as used herein,refer to the sequences of amino acids within antibody variable regionswhich confer antigen specificity and binding affinity. For example, ingeneral, there are three CDRs in each heavy chain variable region (e.g.,HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3) and three CDRs in each light chain variableregion (LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3). The precise amino acid sequenceboundaries of a given CDR can be determined using any of a number ofwell-known schemes, including those described by Kabat et al. (1991),“Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest,” 5th Ed. Public HealthService, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. (“Kabat” numberingscheme), Al-Lazikani et al., (1997) JMB 273,927-948 (“Chothia” numberingscheme), or a combination thereof. Under the Kabat numbering scheme, insome embodiments, the CDR amino acid residues in the heavy chainvariable domain (VH) are numbered 31-35 (HCDR1), 50-65 (HCDR2), and95-102 (HCDR3); and the CDR amino acid residues in the light chainvariable domain (VL) are numbered 24-34 (LCDR1), 50-56 (LCDR2), and89-97 (LCDR3). Under the Chothia numbering scheme, in some embodiments,the CDR amino acids in the VH are numbered 26-32 (HCDR1), 52-56 (HCDR2),and 95-102 (HCDR3); and the CDR amino acid residues in the VL arenumbered 26-32 (LCDR1), 50-52 (LCDR2), and 91-96 (LCDR3). In a combinedKabat and Chothia numbering scheme, in some embodiments, the CDRscorrespond to the amino acid residues that are part of a Kabat CDR, aChothia CDR, or both. For instance, in some embodiments, the CDRscorrespond to amino acid residues 26-35 (HCDR1), 50-65 (HCDR2), and95-102 (HCDR3) in a human VH, e.g., a mammalian VH, e.g., a human VH;and amino acid residues 24-34 (LCDR1), 50-56 (LCDR2), and 89-97 (LCDR3)in humana VL, e.g., a mammalian VL, e.g., a human VL.

The term “single-chain Fv” or “scFv” as used herein refers to antibodyfragments comprise the V_(H) and V_(L) domains of antibody, whereinthese domains are present in a single polypeptide chain. Preferably, theFv polypeptide further comprises a polypeptide linker between the V_(H)and V_(L) domains which enables the scFv to form the desired structurefor antigen binding. For a review of scFv see Plückthun in ThePharmacology of Monoclonal Antibodies, vol. 113, Rosenburg and Mooreeds., (1994) Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 269-315.

The term “diabody” as used herein refers to small antibody fragmentswith two antigen-binding sites, which fragments comprise a heavy chainvariable domain (VH) connected to a light chain variable domain (VL) inthe same polypeptide chain (VH-VL). By using a linker that is too shortto allow pairing between the two domains on the same chain, the domainsare forced to pair with the complementary domains of another chain andcreate two antigen-binding sites. Diabodies are described more fully in,for example, EP 404,097; WO 93/11161; and Hollinger et al., (1993) Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:6444-6448.

The term “monospecific molecule,” as used herein, refers to a moleculethat binds to one epitope on a target antigen. In some embodiments, amono-specific molecule of the present invention is a monospecificantibody-like molecule. In some embodiments, a mono-specific molecule ofthe present invention is a monospecific antibody.

As used herein, the terms “CLL-1” and “CLL1” are used interchangeably,and refer to C-type lectin-like molecule-1, which is an antigenicdeterminant detectable on leukemia precursor cells and on normal immunecells. C-type lectin-like-1 (CLL-1) is also known as MICL, CLEC12A,CLEC-1, Dendritic Cell-Associated Lectin 1, and DCAL-2. The human andmurine amino acid and nucleic acid sequences can be found in a publicdatabase, such as GenBank, UniProt and Swiss-Prot. For example, theamino acid sequence of human CLL-1 can be found as UniProt/Swiss-ProtAccession No. Q5QGZ9 and the nucleotide sequence encoding of the humanCLL-1 can be found at Accession Nos. NM 001207010.1, NM 138337.5, NM201623.3, and NM 201625.1. In one embodiment, the multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orantibody-like molecule comprises at least one, e.g., one, anti-CLL-1binding domain and binds an epitope within the extracellular domain ofthe CLL-1 protein or a fragment thereof. In one embodiment, the CLL-1protein is expressed on a cancer cell.

The terms “CD3” or “CD-3,” as used interchangeably herein, refer to thecluster of differentiation 3 co-receptor (or co-receptor complex, orpolypeptide chain of the co-receptor complex) of the T cell receptor.The amino acid sequence of the polypeptide chains of human CD3 areprovided in NCBI Accession P04234, P07766 and P09693. CD3 proteins mayalso include variants. CD3 proteins may also include fragments. CD3proteins also include post-translational modifications of the CD3 aminoacid sequences. Post-translational modifications include, but are notlimited to, N- and O-linked glycosylation.

The term “bispecific molecule” as used herein refers to a molecule thatbinds to two different epitopes on one antigen (also referred to hereinas “biparatopic”) or two different antigens. In some embodiments, abispecific molecule of the present invention is a bispecificantibody-like molecule. In some embodiments, a bispecific molecule ofthe present invention is a bispecific antibody. In some embodiments, thebispecific molecule of the present invention is not biparatropic.

The term “multispecific molecule” as used herein refers to a moleculethat binds to two or more different epitopes on one antigen (alsoreferred to herein as “multiparatopic”) or on two or more differentantigens. Recognition of each antigen is generally accomplished with an“antigen binding domain”. In some embodiments, a multispecific moleculeof the present invention is a multispecific antibody-like molecule. Insome embodiments, a multispecific molecule of the present invention is amultispecific antibody. In some embodiments, the bispecific molecule ofthe present invention is not multiparatropic. The term “multispecific”includes “bispecific.” In some aspects, the multispecific moleculesconsist of one polypeptide chain that comprises a plurality, e.g., twoor more, e.g., two, antigen binding domains. In some aspects themultispecific molecules comprise two, three, four or more polypeptidechains that together comprise a plurality, e.g., two or more, e.g., two,antigen binding domains.

The term “a tandem of VH domains (or VHs)” as used herein refers to astring of VH domains, consisting of multiple numbers of identical VHdomains of an antibody. Each of the VH domains, except the last one atthe end of the tandem, has its C-terminus connected to the N-terminus ofanother VH domain with or without a linker. A tandem has at least 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30,50, or 100 VH domains. The tandem of VH can be produced by joining theencoding genes of each VH domain in a desired order using recombinantmethods with or without a linker (e.g., a synthetic linker) that enablesthem to be made as a single protein. In one aspect, the VH domains inthe tandem, alone or in combination with VL domains of the sameantibody, retain the binding specificity of the original antibody. TheN-terminus of the first VH domain in the tandem is defined as theN-terminus of the tandem, while the C-terminus of the last VH domain inthe tandem is defined as the C-terminus of the tandem.

The term “a tandem of VL domains (or VLs)” as used herein refers to astring of VL domains, consisting of multiple numbers of identical VLdomains of an antibody. Each of the VL domains, except the last one atthe end of the tandem, has its C-terminus connected to the N-terminus ofanother VH with or without a linker. A tandem has at least 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 50, or100 VL domains. The tandem of VL can be produced by joining the encodinggene of each VL domain in a desired order using recombinant methods withor without a linker (e.g., a synthetic linker) that enables them to bemade as a single protein. Preferably, the VL domains in the tandem,alone or in combination with VH domains of the same antibody, retain thebinding specificity of the original antibodies. The N-terminus of thefirst VL domain in the tandem is defined as the N-terminus of thetandem, while the C-terminus of the last VL domain in the tandem isdefined as the C-terminus of the tandem.

The term “monovalent molecule” as used herein refers to a molecule thathas a single antigen binding domain. In some embodiments, a monovalentmolecule of the present invention is a monovalent antibody-likemolecule. In some embodiments, a monovalent molecule of the presentinvention is a monovalent antibody.

The term “bivalent molecule” as used herein refers to a molecule thathas two antigen binding domains. In some embodiments, a bivalentmolecule of the present invention is a bivalent antibody-like molecule.In some embodiments, a bivalent molecule of the present invention is abivalent antibody.

The term “trivalent molecule” as used herein refers to a molecule thathas three antigen binding domains. In some embodiments, a trivalentmolecule of the present invention is a trivalent antibody-like molecule.In some embodiments, a trivalent molecule of the present invention is atrivalent antibody. In some embodiments, a trivalent molecule mayconsist of two antigen binding domains capable of binding to the sameepitope of the same antigen, and a third antigen binding domain thatbinds to a distinct epitope or antigen, e.g., a distinct antigen. Suchembodiments are considered trivalent bispecific molecules.

The term “tetravalent molecule” as used herein refers to a molecule thathas four antigen binding domains. In some embodiments, a tetravalentmolecule of the present invention is a tetravalent antibody-likemolecule. In some embodiments, a tetravalent molecule of the presentinvention is a tetravalent antibody. In some embodiments, a tetravalentmolecule may consist of two antigen binding domains capable of bindingto the same epitope of the same antigen, and two additional antigenbinding domains that bind to a distinct epitope or antigen, e.g., adistinct antigen. When such two additional antigen binding domains bindto the same epitope or antigen, e.g., the same distinct antigen, suchembodiments are considered tetravalent bispecific molecules. When suchtwo additional antigen binding domains bind to different epitopes orantigens, e.g., different distinct antigens, such embodiments areconsidered tetravalent trispecific molecules.

The term “multivalent molecule” as used herein refers to a molecule thathas at least two antigen binding sites. In some embodiments, amultivalent molecule of the present invention is a multivalentantibody-like molecule. In some embodiments, a multivalent molecule ofthe present invention is a multivalent antibody. In some embodiments, amultivalent molecule is a bivalent molecule, trivalent molecule or atetravalent molecule.

The term “substantially similar,” or “substantially the same,” as usedherein refers to a sufficiently high degree of similarity between twonumeric values (generally one associated with an antibody-like moleculeof the invention and the other associated with a reference/comparatorantibody or antibody-like molecule) such that one of skill in the artwould consider the difference between the two values to be of little orno biological and/or statistical significance within the context of thebiological characteristic measured by said values (e.g., Tm values orthe amount of the assembled antibodies). The difference between said twovalues is preferably less than about 50%, preferably less than about40%, preferably less than about 30%, preferably less than about 20%,preferably less than about 10% as a function of the value for thereference/comparator antibody.

The term “substantially same yield” as used herein refers to the amountof an assembled molecule (e.g. antibody or antibody-like molecule) ofthe present invention is substantially the same as that of theantibodies it derived from when being prepared under similar conditionsin similar cell types. Relative yields of antibody or antibody likeproducts can be determined using standard methods including scanningdensitometry of SDS-PAGE gels and/or immunoblots and the AME5-RP assay.

The term “thermostability” as used herein refers to the ability of aprotein (e.g., an antibody or an antibody-like molecule) to retain thecharacteristic property when heated moderately. When exposed to heat,proteins will experience denaturing/unfolding process and will exposehydrophobic residues. A protein is completely unfolded in response toheat at a characteristic temperature. The temperature at the mid-pointof the protein unfolding process is defined as Tm, which is an importantphysical characteristic of a protein, and can be measured with thetechniques known in the art, such as by monitoring the denaturingprocess using Sypro orange dye labeling hydrophobic residues ofdenatured proteins or by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)techniques.

The term “epitope” as used herein refers to any determinant capable ofbinding with high affinity to an antibody or an antibody-like molecule.An epitope is a region of an antigen that is bound by an antibody (or anantibody-like molecule) that specifically targets that antigen, and whenthe antigen is a protein, includes specific amino acids that directlycontact the antibody or the antibody-like molecule. Most often, epitopesreside on proteins, but in some instances, may reside on other kinds ofmolecules, such as nucleic acids. Epitope determinants may includechemically active surface groupings of molecules such as amino acids,sugar side chains, phosphoryl or sulfonyl groups, and may have specificthree dimensional structural characteristics, and/or specific chargecharacteristics.

Generally, antibodies or antibody-like molecules specific for aparticular target antigen will preferentially recognize an epitope onthe target antigen in a complex mixture of proteins and/ormacromolecules.

Regions of a given polypeptide that include an epitope can be identifiedusing any number of epitope mapping techniques, well known in the art.See, e.g., Epitope Mapping Protocols in Methods in Molecular Biology,Vol. 66 (Glenn E. Morris, Ed., 1996) Humana Press, Totowa, N.J. Forexample, linear epitopes may be determined by e.g., concurrentlysynthesizing large numbers of peptides on solid supports, the peptidescorresponding to portions of the protein molecule, and reacting thepeptides with antibodies while the peptides are still attached to thesupports. Such techniques are known in the art and described in, e.g.,U.S. Pat. No. 4,708,871; Geysen et al., (1984) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.USA 8:3998-4002; Geysen et al., (1985) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA82:78-182; Geysen et al., (1986) Mol. Immunol. 23:709-715. Similarly,conformational epitopes are readily identified by determining spatialconformation of amino acids such as by, e.g., x-ray crystallography andtwo-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance. See, e.g., Epitope MappingProtocols, supra. Antigenic regions of proteins can also be identifiedusing standard antigenicity and hydropathy plots, such as thosecalculated using, e.g., the Omiga version 1.0 software program availablefrom the Oxford Molecular Group. This computer program employs theHopp/Woods method, Hopp et al., (1981) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA78:3824-3828; for determining antigenicity profiles, and theKyte-Doolittle technique, Kyte et al., (1982) J. MoI. Biol. 157:105-132;for hydropathy plots.

Specific binding between two entities means a binding with anequilibrium constant (K_(A)) (k_(on)/k_(off)) of at least 10²M⁻¹, atleast 5×10²M⁻¹, at least 10³M⁻¹, at least 5×10³M⁻¹, at least 10⁴M⁻¹ atleast 5×10⁴M⁻¹, at least 10⁵M⁻¹, at least 5×10⁵M⁻¹, at least 10⁶M⁻¹, atleast 5×10⁶M⁻¹, at least 10⁷M⁻¹, at least 5×10⁷M⁻¹, at least 10⁸M⁻¹, atleast 5×10⁸M⁻¹, at least 10⁹M⁻¹, at least 5×10⁹M⁻¹, at least 10¹⁹M⁻¹, atleast 5×10¹⁹M⁻¹, at least 10¹¹M⁻¹, at least 5×10¹¹M⁻¹, at least 10¹²M⁻¹,at least 5×10¹²M⁻¹, at least 10¹³M⁻¹, at least 5×10¹³M⁻¹, at least10¹⁴M⁻¹, at least 5×10¹⁴M⁻¹, at least 10¹⁵M⁻¹, or at least 5×10¹⁵M⁻¹.

The term “specifically (or selectively) binds” to an antigen or anepitope refers to a binding reaction that is determinative of thepresence of a cognate antigen or an epitope in a heterogeneouspopulation of proteins and other biologics. In addition to theequilibrium constant (K_(A)) noted above, an antibody or antibody-likemolecule of the invention typically also has a dissociation rateconstant (K_(D)) (k_(off)ik_(on)) of less than 5×10⁻²M, less than 10⁻²M,less than 5×10⁻³M, less than 10⁻³M, less than 5×10⁻⁴M, less than 10⁻⁴M,less than 5×10⁻⁵M, less than 10⁻⁵M, less than 5×10⁻⁶M, less than 10⁻⁶M,less than 5×10⁻⁷M, less than 10⁻⁷M, less than 5×10⁻⁸M, less than 10⁻⁸M,less than 5×10⁻⁹M, less than 10⁻⁹M, less than 5×10⁻¹° M, less than 10⁻¹°M, less than 5×10⁻¹¹M, less than 10⁻¹¹M, less than 5×10⁻¹²M, less than10⁻¹²M, less than 5×10⁻¹³M, less than 10⁻¹³M, less than 5×10⁻¹⁴M, lessthan 10⁻¹⁴M, less than 5×10⁻¹⁵M, or less than 10⁻¹⁵ M or lower, andbinds to the target antigen with an affinity that is at least two-foldgreater than its affinity for binding to a non-specific antigen (e.g.,HSA).

The terms “a molecule (e.g. an antibody or an antibody-like molecule)recognizing an antigen (or an epitope)” and “a molecule specific for anantigen (or an epitope)” are used interchangeably herein with the term“a molecule which binds specifically to an antigen (or an epitope)”. Inone embodiment, the molecule (e.g. antibody or antibody-like molecule)or fragment thereof has dissociation constant (K_(d)) of less than 3000pM, less than 2500 pM, less than 2000 pM, less than 1500 pM, less than1000 pM, less than 750 pM, less than 500 pM, less than 250 pM, less than200 pM, less than 150 pM, less than 100 pM, less than 75 pM, less than10 pM, less than 1 pM as assessed using a method described herein orknown to one of skill in the art (e.g., a BIAcore assay, ELISA, FACS,SET) (Biacore International AB, Uppsala, Sweden). The term “K_(assoc)”or “K_(a)”, as used herein, refers to the association rate of aparticular antibody-antigen interaction, whereas the term “K_(dis)” or“K_(d),” as used herein, refers to the dissociation rate of a particularantibody-antigen interaction. The term “K_(D)”, as used herein, refersto the dissociation constant, which is obtained from the ratio of K_(d)to K_(a) (i.e. K_(d)/K_(a)) and is expressed as a molar concentration(M). K_(D) values for antibodies can be determined using methods wellestablished in the art. A method for determining the K_(D) of anantibody is by using surface plasmon resonance, or using a biosensorsystem such as a Biacore® system.

The term “multiple binding specificities” as used herein refers to thata molecule of the present invention (e.g., an antibody or an antibodylike molecule) is capable of specifically binding at least two, three,four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten different epitopes either onthe same antigen or on at least two, three, four, five, seven, eight,nine or ten different antigens.

The term “dual binding specificity” as used herein refers to that amolecule of the present invention (e.g., an antibody or an antibody likemolecule) is capable of binding two different epitopes either on thesame antigen or on two different antigens.

The term “isolated antibody” or “isolated antibody-like molecule” asused herein refers to an antibody or an antibody-like molecule that issubstantially free of other antibodies or antibody-like molecules havingdifferent antigenic specificities. Moreover, an isolated antibody orantibody-like molecule may be substantially free of other cellularmaterial and/or chemicals.

The term “monoclonal antibody” or “monoclonal antibody composition” asused herein refers to polypeptides, including antibodies, antibodyfragments, molecules, etc. that have substantially identical to aminoacid sequence or are derived from the same genetic source. This termalso includes preparations of antibody molecules of single molecularcomposition. A monoclonal antibody composition displays a single bindingspecificity and affinity for a particular epitope.

The term “humanized” forms of non-human (e.g., murine) antibodies arechimeric antibodies that contain minimal sequence derived from non-humanimmunoglobulin. For the most part, humanized antibodies are humanimmunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residues from ahypervariable region of the recipient are replaced by residues from ahypervariable region of a non-human species (donor antibody) such asmouse, rat, rabbit or nonhuman primate having the desired specificity,affinity, and capacity. In some instances, framework region (FR)residues of the human immunoglobulin are replaced by correspondingnon-human residues. Furthermore, humanized antibodies may compriseresidues that are not found in the recipient antibody or in the donorantibody. These modifications are made to further refine antibodyperformance. In general, the humanized antibody will comprisesubstantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains,in which all or substantially all of the hypervariable loops correspondto those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all ofthe FRs are those of a human immunoglobulin lo sequence. The humanizedantibody optionally will also comprise at least a portion of animmunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typically that of a humanimmunoglobulin. For further details, see Jones et al., Nature321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al., Nature 332:323-329 (1988); andPresta, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol. 2:593-596 (1992). See also the followingreview articles and references cited therein: Vaswani and Hamilton, Ann.Allergy, Asthma & Immunol. 1: 105-115 (1998); Harris, Biochem. Soc.Transactions 23:1035-1038 (1995); Hurle and Gross, Curr. Op. Biotech.5:428-433 (1994).

The term “human antibody” as used herein includes antibodies havingvariable regions in which both the framework and CDR regions are derivedfrom sequences of human origin. Furthermore, if the antibody contains aconstant region, the constant region also is derived from such humansequences, e.g., human germline sequences, or mutated versions of humangermline sequences or antibody containing consensus framework sequencesderived from human framework sequences analysis, for example, asdescribed in Knappik, et al. (2000. J Mol Biol 296, 57-86). Thestructures and locations of immunoglobulin variable domains, e.g., CDRs,may be defined using well known numbering schemes, e.g., the Kabatnumbering scheme, the Chothia numbering scheme, or a combination ofKabat and Chothia (see, e.g., Sequences of Proteins of ImmunologicalInterest, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1991), eds.Kabat et al.; Al Lazikani et al., (1997) J. Mol. Bio. 273:927 948);Kabat et al., (1991) Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest,5th edit., NIH Publication no. 91-3242 U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services; Chothia et al., (1987) J. Mol. Biol. 196:901-917;Chothia et al., (1989) Nature 342:877-883; and Al-Lazikani et al.,(1997) J. Mol. Biol. 273:927-948.

The human antibodies of the invention may include amino acid residuesnot encoded by human sequences (e.g., mutations introduced by random orsite-specific mutagenesis in vitro or by somatic mutation in vivo, or aconservative substitution to promote stability or manufacturing).However, the term “human antibody”, as used herein, is not intended toinclude antibodies in which CDR sequences derived from the germline ofanother mammalian species, such as a mouse, have been grafted onto humanframework sequences.

A “modification” or “mutation” of an amino acid residue/position, asused herein, refers to a change of a primary amino acid sequence ascompared to a starting amino acid sequence, wherein the change resultsfrom a sequence alteration involving said amino acid residue/positions.For example, typical modifications include substitution of the residue(or at said position) with another amino acid (e.g., a conservative ornon-conservative substitution), insertion of one or more amino acidsadjacent to said residue/position, and deletion of saidresidue/position. An “amino acid substitution,” or variation thereof,refers to the replacement of an existing amino acid residue in apredetermined (starting) amino acid sequence with a different amino acidresidue. Generally and preferably, the modification results inalteration in at least one physicobiochemical activity of the variantpolypeptide compared to a polypeptide comprising the starting (or “wildtype”) amino acid sequence. For example, in the case of an antibody, aphysicobiochemical activity that is altered can be binding affinity,binding capability and/or binding effect upon a target molecule.

The term “conservatively modified variant” applies to both amino acidand nucleic acid sequences. With respect to particular nucleic acidsequences, conservatively modified variants refers to those nucleicacids which encode identical or essentially identical amino acidsequences, or where the nucleic acid does not encode an amino acidsequence, to essentially identical sequences. Because of the degeneracyof the genetic code, a large number of functionally identical nucleicacids encode any given protein. For instance, the codons GCA, GCC, GCGand GCU all encode the amino acid alanine. Thus, at every position wherean alanine is specified by a codon, the codon can be altered to any ofthe corresponding codons described without altering the encodedpolypeptide. Such nucleic acid variations are “silent variations,” whichare one species of conservatively modified variations. Every nucleicacid sequence herein which encodes a polypeptide also describes everypossible silent variation of the nucleic acid. One of skill willrecognize that each codon in a nucleic acid (except AUG, which isordinarily the only codon for methionine, and TGG, which is ordinarilythe only codon for tryptophan) can be modified to yield a functionallyidentical molecule. Accordingly, each silent variation of a nucleic acidthat encodes a polypeptide is implicit in each described sequence.

For polypeptide sequences, “conservatively modified variants” includeindividual substitutions, deletions or additions to a polypeptidesequence which result in the substitution of an amino acid with achemically similar amino acid. Conservative substitution tablesproviding functionally similar amino acids are well known in the art.Such conservatively modified variants are in addition to and do notexclude polymorphic variants, interspecies homologs, and alleles of theinvention. The following eight groups contain amino acids that areconservative substitutions for one another: 1) Alanine (A), Glycine (G);2) Aspartic acid (D), Glutamic acid (E); 3) Asparagine (N), Glutamine(Q); 4) Arginine (R), Lysine (K); 5) Isoleucine (I), Leucine (L),Methionine (M), Valine (V); 6) Phenylalanine (F), Tyrosine (Y),Tryptophan (W); 7) Serine (S), Threonine (T); and 8) Cysteine (C),Methionine (M) (see, e.g., Creighton, Proteins (1984)). In someembodiments, the phrase “conservative sequence modifications” are usedto refer to amino acid modifications that do not significantly affect oralter the binding characteristics of the antibody or the antibody-likemolecule containing the amino acid sequence.

The terms “percent identical” or “percent identity,” in the context oftwo or more nucleic acids or polypeptide sequences, refers to two ormore sequences or subsequences that are the same. Two sequences are“substantially identical” if two sequences have a specified percentageof amino acid residues or nucleotides that are the same (i.e., 60%identity, optionally 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, or 99% identityover a specified region, or, when not specified, over the entiresequence), when compared and aligned for maximum correspondence over acomparison window, or designated region as measured using one of thefollowing sequence comparison algorithms or by manual alignment andvisual inspection. Optionally, the identity exists over a region that isat least about 50 nucleotides (or 10 amino acids) in length, or morepreferably over a region that is 100 to 500 or 1000 or more nucleotides(or 20, 50, 200 or more amino acids) in length.

For sequence comparison, typically one sequence acts as a referencesequence, to which test sequences are compared. When using a sequencecomparison algorithm, test and reference sequences are entered into acomputer, subsequence coordinates are designated, if necessary, andsequence algorithm program parameters are designated. Default programparameters can be used, or alternative parameters can be designated. Thesequence comparison algorithm then calculates the percent sequenceidentities for the test sequences relative to the reference sequence,based on the program parameters.

The term “comparison window” as used herein includes reference to asegment of any one of the number of contiguous positions selected fromthe group consisting of from 20 to 600, usually about 50 to about 200,more usually about 100 to about 150 in which a sequence may be comparedto a reference sequence of the same number of contiguous positions afterthe two sequences are optimally aligned. Methods of alignment ofsequences for comparison are well known in the art. Optimal alignment ofsequences for comparison can be conducted, e.g., by the local homologyalgorithm of Smith and Waterman (1970) Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482c, by thehomology alignment algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch (1970) J. Mol.Biol. 48:443, by the search for similarity method of Pearson and Lipman,(1988) Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444, by computerizedimplementations of these algorithms (GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA inthe Wisconsin Genetics Software Package, Genetics Computer Group, 575Science Dr., Madison, Wis.), or by manual alignment and visualinspection (see, e.g., Brent et al., (2003) Current Protocols inMolecular Biology).

Two examples of algorithms that are suitable for determining percentsequence identity and sequence similarity are the BLAST and BLAST 2.0algorithms, which are described in Altschul et al., (1977) Nuc. AcidsRes. 25:3389-3402; and Altschul et al., (1990) J. Mol. Biol.215:403-410, respectively. Software for performing BLAST analyses ispublicly available through the National Center for BiotechnologyInformation. This algorithm involves first identifying high scoringsequence pairs (HSPs) by identifying short words of length W in thequery sequence, which either match or satisfy some positive-valuedthreshold score T when aligned with a word of the same length in adatabase sequence. T is referred to as the neighborhood word scorethreshold (Altschul et al., supra). These initial neighborhood word hitsact as seeds for initiating searches to find longer HSPs containingthem. The word hits are extended in both directions along each sequencefor as far as the cumulative alignment score can be increased.Cumulative scores are calculated using, for nucleotide sequences, theparameters M (reward score for a pair of matching residues; always >0)and N (penalty score for mismatching residues; always <0). For aminoacid sequences, a scoring matrix is used to calculate the cumulativescore. Extension of the word hits in each direction are halted when: thecumulative alignment score falls off by the quantity X from its maximumachieved value; the cumulative score goes to zero or below, due to theaccumulation of one or more negative-scoring residue alignments; or theend of either sequence is reached. The BLAST algorithm parameters W, T,and X determine the sensitivity and speed of the alignment. The BLASTNprogram (for nucleotide sequences) uses as defaults a wordlength (W) of11, an expectation (E) or 10, M=5, N=−4 and a comparison of bothstrands. For amino acid sequences, the BLASTP program uses as defaults awordlength of 3, and expectation (E) of 10, and the BLOSUM62 scoringmatrix (see Henikoff and Henikoff, (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA89:10915) alignments (B) of 50, expectation (E) of 10, M=5, N=−4, and acomparison of both strands.

The BLAST algorithm also performs a statistical analysis of thesimilarity between two sequences (see, e.g., Karlin and Altschul (1993)Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:5873-5787). One measure of similarityprovided by the BLAST algorithm is the smallest sum probability (P(N)),which provides an indication of the probability by which a match betweentwo nucleotide or amino acid sequences would occur by chance. Forexample, a nucleic acid is considered similar to a reference sequence ifthe smallest sum probability in a comparison of the test nucleic acid tothe reference nucleic acid is less than about 0.2, more preferably lessthan about 0.01, and most preferably less than about 0.001.

The percent identity between two amino acid sequences can also bedetermined using the algorithm of E. Meyers and W. Miller (Comput. Appl.Biosci. 4:11-17 (1988)) which has been incorporated into the ALIGNprogram (version 2.0), using a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap lengthpenalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4. In addition, the percent identitybetween two amino acid sequences can be determined using the Needlemanand Wunsch (J. Mol, Biol. 48:444-453 (1970)) algorithm which has beenincorporated into the GAP program in the GCG software package (availableat www.gcg.com), using either a Blossom 62 matrix or a PAM250 matrix,and a gap weight of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a length weight of 1,2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Other than percentage of sequence identity noted above, anotherindication that two nucleic acid sequences or polypeptides aresubstantially identical is that the polypeptide encoded by the firstnucleic acid is immunologically cross reactive with the antibodiesraised against the polypeptide encoded by the second nucleic acid, asdescribed below. Thus, a polypeptide is typically substantiallyidentical to a second polypeptide, for example, where the two peptidesdiffer only by conservative substitutions. Another indication that twonucleic acid sequences are substantially identical is that the twomolecules or their complements hybridize to each other under stringentconditions, as described below. Yet another indication that two nucleicacid sequences are substantially identical is that the same primers canbe used to amplify the sequence.

The term “nucleic acid” is used herein interchangeably with the term“polynucleotide” and refers to deoxyribonucleotides or ribonucleotidesand polymers thereof in either single- or double-stranded form. The termencompasses nucleic acids containing known nucleotide analogs ormodified backbone residues or linkages, which are synthetic, naturallyoccurring, and non-naturally occurring, which have similar bindingproperties as the reference nucleic acid, and which are metabolized in amanner similar to the reference nucleotides. Examples of such analogsinclude, without limitation, phosphorothioates, phosphoramidates, methylphosphonates, chiral-methyl phosphonates, 2-O-methyl ribonucleotides,peptide-nucleic acids (PNAs).

Unless otherwise indicated, a particular nucleic acid sequence alsoimplicitly encompasses conservatively modified variants thereof (e.g.,degenerate codon substitutions) and complementary sequences, as well asthe sequence explicitly indicated. Specifically, as detailed below,degenerate codon substitutions may be achieved by generating sequencesin which the third position of one or more selected (or all) codons issubstituted with mixed-base and/or deoxyinosine residues (Batzer et al.,(1991) Nucleic Acid Res. 19:5081; Ohtsuka et al., (1985) J. Biol. Chem.260:2605-2608; and Rossolini et al., (1994) Mol. Cell. Probes 8:91-98).

The term “operably linked” or functionally linked, as used herein,refers to a functional relationship between two or more polynucleotide(e.g., DNA) segments. Typically, it refers to the functionalrelationship of a transcriptional regulatory sequence to a transcribedsequence. For example, a promoter or enhancer sequence is operablylinked to a coding sequence if it stimulates or modulates thetranscription of the coding sequence in an appropriate host cell orother expression system. Generally, promoter transcriptional regulatorysequences that are operably linked to a transcribed sequence arephysically contiguous to the transcribed sequence, i.e., they arecis-acting. However, some transcriptional regulatory sequences, such asenhancers, need not be physically contiguous or located in closeproximity to the coding sequences whose transcription they enhance.

The terms “polypeptide” and “protein” are used interchangeably herein torefer to a polymer of amino acid residues. The phrases also apply toamino acid polymers in which one or more amino acid residue is anartificial chemical mimetic of a corresponding naturally occurring aminoacid, as well as to naturally occurring amino acid polymers andnon-naturally occurring amino acid polymer. Unless otherwise indicated,a particular polypeptide sequence also implicitly encompassesconservatively modified variants thereof.

The term “in vivo half life”, as used herein, refers to the half-life ofthe molecule of interest or variants thereof circulating in the blood ofa given mammal.

The term “subject” includes human and non-human animals. Non-humananimals include all vertebrates, e.g., mammals and non-mammals, such asnon-human primates, sheep, dog, cow, chickens, amphibians, and reptiles.Except when noted, the terms “patient” or “subject” are used hereininterchangeably.

The term “cancer” refers to a disease characterized by the rapid anduncontrolled growth of aberrant cells. Cancer cells can spread locallyor through the bloodstream and lymphatic system to other parts of thebody. Examples of various cancers are described herein and include butare not limited to, breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer,cervical cancer, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer,renal cancer, liver cancer, brain cancer, lymphoma, leukemia, lungcancer and the like. Preferred cancers treated by the methods describedherein include multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma or non-Hodgkin'slymphoma.

The terms “tumor” and “cancer” are used interchangeably herein, e.g.,both terms encompass solid and liquid, e.g., diffuse or circulating,tumors. As used herein, the term “cancer” or “tumor” includespremalignant, as well as malignant cancers and tumors.

The terms “cancer antigen,” “cancer associated antigen” or “tumorantigen” interchangeably refer to a molecule (typically a protein,carbohydrate or lipid) that is expressed on the surface of a cancercell, either entirely or as a fragment (e.g., MHC/peptide), and which isuseful for the preferential targeting of a pharmacological agent to thecancer cell. In some embodiments, a tumor antigen is a marker expressedby both normal cells and cancer cells, e.g., a lineage marker, e.g.,CD19 on B cells. In some embodiments, a tumor antigen is a cell surfacemolecule that is overexpressed in a cancer cell in comparison to anormal cell, for instance, 1-fold over expression, 2-foldoverexpression, 3-fold overexpression or more in comparison to a normalcell. In some embodiments, a tumor antigen is a cell surface moleculethat is inappropriately synthesized in the cancer cell, for instance, amolecule that contains deletions, additions or mutations in comparisonto the molecule expressed on a normal cell. In some embodiments, a tumorantigen will be expressed exclusively on the cell surface of a cancercell, entirely or as a fragment (e.g., MHC/peptide), and not synthesizedor expressed on the surface of a normal cell. In some embodiments, themultispecific molecules of the present invention includes multispecificmolecules comprising an antigen binding domain (e.g., antibody orantibody fragment) that binds to a MHC presented peptide. Normally,peptides derived from endogenous proteins fill the pockets of Majorhistocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules, and are recognizedby T cell receptors (TCRs) on CD8+T lymphocytes. The MHC class Icomplexes are constitutively expressed by all nucleated cells. Incancer, virus-specific and/or tumor-specific peptide/MHC complexesrepresent a unique class of cell surface targets for immunotherapy.TCR-like antibodies targeting peptides derived from viral or tumorantigens in the context of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A1 or HLA-A2have been described (see, e.g., Sastry et al., J Virol. 201185(5):1935-1942; Sergeeva et al., Blood, 2011 117(16):4262-4272; Vermaet al., J Immunol 2010 184(4):2156-2165; Willemsen et al., Gene Ther2001 8(21):1601-1608; Dao et al., Sci Transl Med 2013 5(176):176ra33;Tassev et al., Cancer Gene Ther 2012 19(2):84-100). For example,TCR-like antibody can be identified from screening a library, such as ahuman scFv phage displayed library.

As used herein, the terms “treat”, “treatment” and “treating” refer tothe reduction or amelioration of the progression, severity and/orduration of a proliferative disorder, or the amelioration of one or moresymptoms (preferably, one or more discernible symptoms) of aproliferative disorder resulting from the administration of one or moretherapies (e.g., one or more therapeutic agents such as a multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, of the invention). In specificembodiments, the terms “treat”, “treatment” and “treating” refer to theamelioration of at least one measurable physical parameter of aproliferative disorder, such as growth of a tumor, not necessarilydiscernible by the patient. In other embodiments the terms “treat”,“treatment” and “treating”-refer to the inhibition of the progression ofa proliferative disorder, either physically by, e.g., stabilization of adiscernible symptom, physiologically by, e.g., stabilization of aphysical parameter, or both. In other embodiments the terms “treat”,“treatment” and “treating” refer to the reduction or stabilization oftumor size or cancerous cell count.

Various aspects of the invention are described in further detail in thefollowing sections and subsections.

I. Anti-CLL-1 Binding Domains

In one aspect, the invention provides a number of multispecificmolecules, e.g., bispecific molecules, e.g., bispecific antibodies,comprising an antibody or antibody fragment engineered for enhancedbinding to a CLL-1 protein.

In one aspect the anti-CLL-1 binding domain of the multispecificmolecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific antibody,comprises more than one polypeptide. By way of example, the anti-CLL-1binding domain of a multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule,e.g., a bispecific antibody, may comprise a light chain variable region,e.g., as described herein, disposed on a first polypeptide and a heavychain variable region, e.g., as described herein, disposed on a secondpolypeptide. In one aspect the polypeptide comprising the light chainvariable region and the polypeptide comprising the heavy chainpolypeptide form a half antibody. In another aspect, the anti-CLL-1binding domain consists of one polypeptide, e.g., a polypeptidecomprising both a light chain variable region and a heavy chain variableregion of an anti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein. Inone aspect, the anti-CLL-1 antigen binding portion of the multispecificmolecule, e.g., of the bispecific molecule, e.g., of the bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, is a scFv antibodyfragment. In one aspect such antibody fragments are functional in thatthey retain the equivalent binding affinity, e.g., they bind the sameantigen with comparable efficacy, as the IgG antibody from which it isderived. In other embodiments, the antibody fragment has a lower bindingaffinity, e.g., it binds the same antigen with a lower binding affinitythan the antibody from which it is derived, but is functional in that itprovides a biological response described herein. In one embodiment, themultispecific molecule, e.g., of the bispecific molecule, e.g., of thebispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, moleculecomprises an antibody fragment that has a binding affinity KD of 10-4 Mto 10-8 M, e.g., 10-5 M to 10-7 M, e.g., 10-6 M or 10-7 M, for thetarget antigen. In one embodiment, the antibody fragment has a bindingaffinity that is at least five-fold, 10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold, 50-fold,100-fold or 1,000-fold less than a reference antibody, e.g., an antibodydescribed herein.

In one aspect such antibody fragments are functional in that theyprovide a biological response that can include, but is not limited to,activation of an immune response, inhibition of signal-transductionorigination from its target antigen, inhibition of kinase activity, andthe like, as will be understood by a skilled artisan. In one aspect, theanti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain of the multispecific molecule, e.g.,of the bispecific molecule, e.g., of the bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, is a scFv antibody fragment that ishumanized compared to the murine sequence of the scFv from which it isderived. In one embodiment, the anti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain is ahuman anti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain. In one embodiment, theanti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain is a humanized anti-CLL-1 antigenbinding domain.

In some aspects, the anti-CLL-1 binding domains of the invention areincorporated into a multispecific molecule, e.g., of the bispecificmolecule, e.g., of the bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule. In one aspect, the multispecific molecule, e.g., of thebispecific molecule, e.g., of the bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, comprises a CLL-1 binding domain comprising asequence of SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42,SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, or SEQ ID NO: 51. Inone aspect, the scFv domains are human.

In one aspect, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., human or humanizedscFv, portion of a multispecific molecule, e.g., of a bispecificmolecule, e.g., of a bispecific antibody, of the invention is encoded bya transgene whose sequence has been codon optimized for expression in amammalian cell. In one aspect, the chains, e.g., the entire construct,of the multispecific molecule of the invention is encoded by a transgenewhose entire sequence has been codon optimized for expression in amammalian cell. Codon optimization refers to the discovery that thefrequency of occurrence of synonymous codons (i.e., codons that code forthe same amino acid) in coding DNA is biased in different species. Suchcodon degeneracy allows an identical polypeptide to be encoded by avariety of nucleotide sequences. A variety of codon optimization methodsis known in the art, and include, e.g., methods disclosed in at leastU.S. Pat. Nos. 5,786,464 and 6,114,148.

In one aspect, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the scFvportion provided in SEQ ID NO: 39. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the scFv portion provided in SEQ IDNO:40. In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprisesthe scFv portion provided in SEQ ID NO:41. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the scFv portion provided in SEQ IDNO:42. In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprisesthe scFv portion provided in SEQ ID NO:43. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the scFv portion provided in SEQ IDNO:44. In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprisesthe scFv portion provided in SEQ ID NO:45. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the scFv portion provided in SEQ IDNO:46. In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprisesthe scFv portion provided in SEQ ID NO:47. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the scFv portion provided in SEQ IDNO:48. In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprisesthe scFv portion provided in SEQ ID NO:49. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the scFv portion provided in SEQ IDNO:50. In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprisesthe scFv portion provided in SEQ ID NO:51.

Furthermore, the present invention provides CLL-1 multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, compositions and their use inmedicaments or methods for treating, among other diseases, cancer or anymalignancy or autoimmune diseases involving cells or tissues whichexpress CLL-1.

In one aspect, the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule,e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, of theinvention can be used to eradicate CLL-1-expressing normal cells, and isthereby applicable for use as a conditioning therapy prior to celltransplantation. In one aspect, the CLL-1-expressing normal cell is aCLL-1-expressing normal stem cell and the cell transplantation is a stemcell transplantation.

The present invention includes a multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, that comprises an anti-CLL-1 binding domain(e.g., human or humanized CLL-1 binding domain as described herein), andat least a second antigen binding domain, and wherein said anti-CLL-1binding domain comprises a heavy chain complementary determining region1 (HC CDR1), a heavy chain complementary determining region 2 (HC CDR2),and a heavy chain complementary determining region 3 (HC CDR3) of anyanti-CLL-1 heavy chain binding domain amino acid sequence listed inTable 2. The anti-CLL-1 binding domain of the multispecific molecule,e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, can further comprise a light chain complementarydetermining region 1 (LC CDR1), a light chain complementary determiningregion 2 (LC CDR2), and a light chain complementary determining region 3(LC CDR3) of any anti-CLL-1 light chain binding domain amino acidsequence listed in Table 2.

The present invention also provides nucleic acid molecules encoding themultispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, e.g., as describedherein, e.g., encoding a multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like moleculethat comprises an anti-CLL-1 binding domain (e.g., human or humanizedCLL-1 binding domain as described herein), wherein said anti-CLL-1binding domain comprises a heavy chain complementary determining region1 (HC CDR1), a heavy chain complementary determining region 2 (HC CDR2),and a heavy chain complementary determining region 3 (HC CDR3) of anyanti-CLL-1 heavy chain binding domain amino acid sequence listed inTable 2. In embodiments, the encoded anti-CLL-1 binding domain of themultispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule can further comprise alight chain complementary determining region 1 (LC CDR1), a light chaincomplementary determining region 2 (LC CDR2), and a light chaincomplementary determining region 3 (LC CDR3) of any anti-CLL-1 lightchain binding domain amino acid sequence listed in Table 2.

In specific aspects, a multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, construct of the invention comprises a scFv domain selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ IDNO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, andSEQ ID NO: 51, wherein the scFv may be preceded by an optional leadersequence such as provided in SEQ ID NO: 1. Also included in theinvention is a nucleotide sequence that encodes the polypeptide of anyof the scFv fragments selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ IDNO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, and SEQ ID NO: 51.

Also included in the invention is nucleic acid molecule comprising anucleotide sequence that encodes the polypeptide of any of the scFvfragments selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ IDNO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49,SEQ ID NO: 50, and SEQ ID NO: 51, and each of the domains of SEQ ID NO:1, plus any of the additional domains of the CLL-1 multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, of the invention.

In one aspect, an exemplary CLL-1 multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, construct comprises an optional leader sequence.Specific CLL-1 multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, constructscontaining human scFv domains of the invention are provided as SEQ IDNO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48,SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, and SEQ ID NO: 51.

An exemplary leader sequence is provided as SEQ ID NO: 1.

In one aspect, the present invention encompasses a recombinant nucleicacid construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding amultispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, wherein the nucleic acidmolecule comprises the nucleic acid sequence encoding an anti-CLL-1binding domain, or fragment thereof (e.g., a VL or VH domain). In oneaspect, the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain isselected from one or more of SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 56, SEQ ID NO: 57, SEQ ID NO: 58, SEQ IDNO: 59, SEQ ID NO: 60, SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 62, SEQ ID NO: 63 andSEQ ID NO: 64. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1binding domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 52. In one aspect, the nucleic acidencoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 53. In oneaspect, the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domaincomprises SEQ ID NO: 54. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encoding theanti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 55. In one aspect, thenucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ ID NO:56. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises SEQ ID NO: 57. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encodingthe anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 58. In one aspect,the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ IDNO: 59. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises SEQ ID NO: 60. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encodingthe anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 61. In one aspect,the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ IDNO: 62. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encoding the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises SEQ ID NO: 63. In one aspect, the nucleic acid encodingthe anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises SEQ ID NO: 64.

In one aspect, the present invention encompasses a recombinant nucleicacid construct comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a domain,e.g., a VH or a VL domain, of a multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, wherein the nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleic acidsequence encoding a domain (e.g., a VH or VL) of an anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain selected from one or more of a VH or VL of any of SEQ ID NO:39-51.

The nucleic acid sequences coding for the desired molecules can beobtained using recombinant methods known in the art, such as, forexample by screening libraries from cells expressing the gene, byderiving the gene from a vector known to include the same, or byisolating directly from cells and tissues containing the same, usingstandard techniques. Alternatively, the nucleic acid of interest can beproduced synthetically, rather than cloned.

The present invention includes vector constructs, e.g., plasmid,retroviral and lentiviral vector constructs expressing a multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, that can be directly transduced intoa cell.

The present invention also includes an RNA construct that can bedirectly transfected into a cell. A method for generating mRNA for usein transfection involves in vitro transcription (IVT) of a template withspecially designed primers, followed by polyA addition, to produce aconstruct containing 3′ and 5′ untranslated sequence (“UTR”), a 5′ capand/or Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES), the nucleic acid to beexpressed, and a polyA tail, typically 50-2000 bases in length (SEQ IDNO:35). RNA so produced can efficiently transfect different kinds ofcells. In one embodiment, the template includes sequences for thepolypeptides of the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule,e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule. In anembodiment, an RNA vector is transduced into a cell by electroporation.

The multispecific molecules, e.g., bispecific molecules, e.g.,bispecific antibodies, of the present invention comprise atarget-specific binding domain. The choice of moiety depends upon thetype and number of ligands that define the surface of a target cell. Forexample, the antigen binding domain may be chosen to recognize anantigen that acts as a cell surface marker on target cells associatedwith a particular disease state.

In one aspect, the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule,e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, of thepresent invention comprises a binding domain that specifically bindsCLL-1. In one aspect, the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, of the present invention comprises an antigen binding domainthat specifically binds human CLL-1.

Each of the antigen binding domains, e.g., the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain, can be any protein that binds to the antigen including but notlimited to a monoclonal antibody, a polyclonal antibody, a recombinantantibody, a human antibody, a humanized antibody, and a functionalfragment thereof, including but not limited to a single-domain antibodysuch as a heavy chain variable domain (VH), a light chain variabledomain (VL) and a variable domain (VHH) of camelid derived nanobody, aFab, a scFv, and to an alternative scaffold known in the art to functionas antigen binding domain, such as a recombinant fibronectin domain, andthe like. In some instances, it is beneficial for the antigen bindingdomain to be derived from the same species in which the multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, will ultimately be used in. Forexample, for use in humans, it may be beneficial for the antigen bindingdomain of the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, to comprisehuman or humanized residues for the antigen binding domain of anantibody or antibody fragment.

Thus, in one aspect, the antigen binding domain comprises a human or ahumanized antibody or an antibody fragment. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises one or more (e.g., all three) lightchain complementary determining region 1 (LC CDR1), light chaincomplementary determining region 2 (LC CDR2), and light chaincomplementary determining region 3 (LC CDR3) of a human anti-CLL-1binding domain described herein (e.g., in Table 2), and/or one or more(e.g., all three) heavy chain complementary determining region 1 (HCCDR1), heavy chain complementary determining region 2 (HC CDR2), andheavy chain complementary determining region 3 (HC CDR3) of a humananti-CLL-1 binding domain described herein (e.g., in Table 2), e.g., ahuman anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprising one or more, e.g., all three,LC CDRs and one or more, e.g., all three, HC CDRs. In one embodiment,the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises one or more (e.g., allthree) heavy chain complementary determining region 1 (HC CDR1), heavychain complementary determining region 2 (HC CDR2), and heavy chaincomplementary determining region 3 (HC CDR3) of a human anti-CLL-1binding domain described herein (e.g., in Table 2), e.g., the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain has two variable heavy chain regions, eachcomprising a HC CDR1, a HC CDR2 and a HC CDR3 described herein. In oneembodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises a human lightchain variable region described herein (e.g., in Table 2) and/or a humanheavy chain variable region described herein (e.g., in Table 2). In oneembodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises a human heavychain variable region described herein (e.g., in Table 2), e.g., atleast two human heavy chain variable regions described herein (e.g., inTable 2). In one embodiment, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain is a scFvcomprising a light chain and a heavy chain of an amino acid sequence ofTable 2. In an embodiment, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain (e.g., an scFv)comprises: a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of an amino acid sequence of a light chain variableregion provided in Table 2, or a sequence with 95-99% identity with anamino acid sequence of Table 2; and/or a heavy chain variable regioncomprising an amino acid sequence having at least one, two or threemodifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions)but not more than 30, 20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g.,conservative substitutions) of an amino acid sequence of a heavy chainvariable region provided in Table 2, or a sequence with 95-99% identityto an amino acid sequence of Table 2.

In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises asequence selected from a group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ IDNO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQID NO: 50, and SEQ ID NO: 51, or a sequence with 95-99% identifythereof. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid sequence encoding the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises a sequence selected from a groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO: 54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO: 56, SEQ ID NO: 57, SEQ ID NO: 58, SEQ ID NO: 59, SEQ IDNO: 60, SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 62, SEQ ID NO: 63, and SEQ ID NO: 64,or a sequence with 95-99% identify thereof. In one embodiment, the humananti-CLL-1 binding domain is a scFv, and a light chain variable regioncomprising an amino acid sequence described herein, e.g., in Table 2, isattached to a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence described herein, e.g., in Table 2, via a linker, e.g., alinker described herein. In one embodiment, the human anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain includes a (Gly₄-Ser)n linker, wherein n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6,preferably 3 or 4 (SEQ ID NO:26). The light chain variable region andheavy chain variable region of a scFv can be, e.g., in any of thefollowing orientations: light chain variable region-linker-heavy chainvariable region or heavy chain variable region-linker-light chainvariable region. In one aspect, the anti-CLL-1 antigen binding domainportion comprises one or more sequence selected from SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44,SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO: 50, and SEQ ID NO: 51.

In one embodiment, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises a light chainvariable region described herein (e.g., in Table 2) and/or a heavy chainvariable region described herein (e.g., in Table 2). In one embodiment,the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises a polypeptide comprising a lightchain variable region described herein (e.g., in Table 2) and apolypeptide comprising a heavy chain variable region described herein(e.g., in Table 2). In some embodiments, the polypeptide comprising thelight chain variable region described herein (e.g., in Table 2) and thepolypeptide comprising a heavy chain variable region described herein(e.g., in Table 2) form a half antibody, or antibody fragment thereof(e.g., noncovalently associate or covalently associate to form a halfantibody, or antibody fragment thereof), comprising an anti-CLL-1binding domain.

In one embodiment, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises a light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 78, SEQ ID NO: 79, SEQ ID NO: 80,SEQ ID NO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 82, SEQ ID NO: 83, SEQ ID NO: 84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO: 86, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ ID NO: 88, SEQ ID NO: 89, SEQ IDNO: 90, or SEQ ID NO: 196, and/or a heavy chain variable region providedin SEQ ID NO: 65, SEQ ID NO: 66, SEQ ID NO: 67, SEQ ID NO: 68, SEQ IDNO: 69, SEQ ID NO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 71, SEQ ID NO: 72, SEQ ID NO: 73, SEQID NO: 74, SEQ ID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 76, SEQ ID NO: 77, or SEQ ID NO:195. In one embodiment, the encoded anti-CLL-1 binding domain is a scFvcomprising a light chain and a heavy chain of an amino acid sequence ofTable 2. In an embodiment, the human or humanized anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain (e.g., an scFv) comprises: a light chain variable regioncomprising an amino acid sequence having at least one, two or threemodifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions)but not more than 30, 20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g.,conservative substitutions) of an amino acid sequence of a light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 78, SEQ ID NO: 79, SEQ ID NO: 80,SEQ ID NO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 82, SEQ ID NO: 83, SEQ ID NO: 84, SEQ ID NO:85, SEQ ID NO: 86, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ ID NO: 88, SEQ ID NO: 89, SEQ IDNO: 90, or SEQ ID NO: 196, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and/or a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofan amino acid sequence of a heavy chain variable region provided in SEQID NO: 65, SEQ ID NO: 66, SEQ ID NO: 67, SEQ ID NO: 68, SEQ ID NO: 69,SEQ ID NO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 71, SEQ ID NO: 72, SEQ ID NO: 73, SEQ ID NO:74, SEQ ID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 76, SEQ ID NO: 77, or SEQ ID NO: 195, or asequence with 95-99% identity thereof. In one embodiment, the encodedanti-CLL-1 binding domain includes a (Gly4-Ser)n linker, wherein n is 1,2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, preferably 3 or 4 (SEQ ID NO:26). The light chainvariable region and heavy chain variable region of a scFv can be, e.g.,in any of the following orientations: light chain variableregion-linker-heavy chain variable region or heavy chain variableregion-linker-light chain variable region.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 78 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 65. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 78, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 65, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 79 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 66. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 79, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 66, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 80 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 67. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 80, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 67, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 81 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 68. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 81, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 68, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 82 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 69. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 82, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 69, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 83 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 70. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 83, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 70, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 84 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 71. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 84, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 71, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 85 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 72. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 85, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 72, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 86 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 73. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 86, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 73, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 87 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 74. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 87, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 74, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 88 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 75. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 88, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 75, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 89 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 76. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 89, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 76, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 90 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 77. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain comprises a light chain variable region comprising an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications (e.g.,substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30,20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 90, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 77, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises the light chainvariable region provided in SEQ ID NO: 196 and the heavy chain variableregion provided in SEQ ID NO: 195. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1binding domain comprises a light chain variable region comprising anamino acid sequence having at least one, two or three modifications(e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) but not morethan 30, 20 or 10 modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservativesubstitutions) of the light chain variable region amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 196, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof;and a heavy chain variable region comprising an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications (e.g., substitutions,e.g., conservative substitutions) but not more than 30, 20 or 10modifications (e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions) ofthe heavy chain variable region amino acid sequence provided in SEQ IDNO: 195, or a sequence with 95-99% identity thereof.

In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises a light chainvariable region and a heavy chain variable region of any anti-CLL-1binding domain of Table 2. In embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 binding domaincomprises a light chain variable region amino acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 78-90, and a heavy chainvariable region amino acid sequence selected from the group consistingof SEQ ID NO: 65-77.

In some aspects, a non-human anti-CLL-1 binding domain is humanized,where specific sequences or regions of the antibody are modified toincrease similarity to an antibody naturally produced in a human orfragment thereof. In one aspect, the antigen binding domain ishumanized.

A humanized antibody can be produced using a variety of techniques knownin the art, including but not limited to, CDR-grafting (see, e.g.,European Patent No. EP 239,400; International Publication No. WO91/09967; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,225,539, 5,530,101, and 5,585,089, eachof which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference), veneeringor resurfacing (see, e.g., European Patent Nos. EP 592,106 and EP519,596; Padlan, 1991, Molecular Immunology, 28(4/5):489-498; Studnickaet al., 1994, Protein Engineering, 7(6):805-814; and Roguska et al.,1994, PNAS, 91:969-973, each of which is incorporated herein by itsentirety by reference), chain shuffling (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.5,565,332, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference),and techniques disclosed in, e.g., U.S. Patent Application PublicationNo. US2005/0042664, U.S. Patent Application Publication No.US2005/0048617, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,407,213, 5,766,886, InternationalPublication No. WO 9317105, Tan et al., J. Immunol., 169:1119-25 (2002),Caldas et al., Protein Eng., 13(5):353-60 (2000), Morea et al., Methods,20(3):267-79 (2000), Baca et al., J. Biol. Chem., 272(16):10678-84(1997), Roguska et al., Protein Eng., 9(10):895-904 (1996), Couto etal., Cancer Res., 55 (23 Supp):5973s-5977s (1995), Couto et al., CancerRes., 55(8):1717-22 (1995), Sandhu J S, Gene, 150(2):409-10 (1994), andPedersen et al., J. Mol. Biol., 235(3):959-73 (1994), each of which isincorporated herein in its entirety by reference. Often, frameworkresidues in the framework regions will be substituted with thecorresponding residue from the CDR donor antibody to alter, for exampleimprove, antigen binding. These framework substitutions, e.g.,conservative substitutions are identified by methods well-known in theart, e.g., by modeling of the interactions of the CDR and frameworkresidues to identify framework residues important for antigen bindingand sequence comparison to identify unusual framework residues atparticular positions. (See, e.g., Queen et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,089;and Riechmann et al., 1988, Nature, 332:323, which are incorporatedherein by reference in their entireties.)

A humanized antibody or antibody fragment has one or more amino acidresidues remaining in it from a source which is nonhuman. These nonhumanamino acid residues are often referred to as “import” residues, whichare typically taken from an “import” variable domain. As providedherein, humanized antibodies or antibody fragments comprise one or moreCDRs from nonhuman immunoglobulin molecules and framework regionswherein the amino acid residues comprising the framework are derivedcompletely or mostly from human germline. Multiple techniques forhumanization of antibodies or antibody fragments are well-known in theart and can essentially be performed following the method of Winter andco-workers (Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al.,Nature, 332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et al., Science, 239:1534-1536(1988)), by substituting rodent CDRs or CDR sequences for thecorresponding sequences of a human antibody, i.e., CDR-grafting (EP239,400; PCT Publication No. WO 91/09967; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,816,567;6,331,415; 5,225,539; 5,530,101; 5,585,089; 6,548,640, the contents ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference herein in their entirety). Insuch humanized antibodies and antibody fragments, substantially lessthan an intact human variable domain has been substituted by thecorresponding sequence from a nonhuman species. Humanized antibodies areoften human antibodies in which some CDR residues and possibly someframework (FR) residues are substituted by residues from analogous sitesin rodent antibodies. Humanization of antibodies and antibody fragmentscan also be achieved by veneering or resurfacing (EP 592,106; EP519,596; Padlan, 1991, Molecular Immunology, 28(4/5):489-498; Studnickaet al., Protein Engineering, 7(6):805-814 (1994); and Roguska et al.,PNAS, 91:969-973 (1994)) or chain shuffling (U.S. Pat. No. 5,565,332),the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference herein intheir entirety.

The choice of human variable domains, both light and heavy, to be usedin making the humanized antibodies is to reduce antigenicity. Accordingto the so-called “best-fit” method, the sequence of the variable domainof a rodent antibody is screened against the entire library of knownhuman variable-domain sequences. The human sequence which is closest tothat of the rodent is then accepted as the human framework (FR) for thehumanized antibody (Sims et al., J. Immunol., 151:2296 (1993); Chothiaet al., J. Mol. Biol., 196:901 (1987), the contents of which areincorporated herein by reference herein in their entirety). Anothermethod uses a particular framework derived from the consensus sequenceof all human antibodies of a particular subgroup of light or heavychains. The same framework may be used for several different humanizedantibodies (see, e.g., Nicholson et al. Mol. Immun. 34 (16-17):1157-1165 (1997); Carter et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89:4285(1992); Presta et al., J. Immunol., 151:2623 (1993), the contents ofwhich are incorporated herein by reference herein in their entirety). Insome embodiments, the framework region, e.g., all four frameworkregions, of the heavy chain variable region are derived from a VH4_4-59germline sequence. In one embodiment, the framework region can comprise,one, two, three, four or five modifications, e.g., substitutions, e.g.,conservative substitutions, e.g., from the amino acid at thecorresponding murine sequence. In one embodiment, the framework region,e.g., all four framework regions of the light chain variable region arederived from a VK3_1.25 germline sequence. In one embodiment, theframework region can comprise, one, two, three, four or fivemodifications, e.g., substitutions, e.g., conservative substitutions,e.g., from the amino acid at the corresponding murine sequence.

In some aspects, the portion of a multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, composition of the invention that comprises anantibody fragment is humanized with retention of high affinity for thetarget antigen and other favorable biological properties. According toone aspect of the invention, humanized antibodies and antibody fragmentsare prepared by a process of analysis of the parental sequences andvarious conceptual humanized products using three-dimensional models ofthe parental and humanized sequences. Three-dimensional immunoglobulinmodels are commonly available and are familiar to those skilled in theart. Computer programs are available which illustrate and displayprobable three-dimensional conformational structures of selectedcandidate immunoglobulin sequences. Inspection of these displays permitsanalysis of the likely role of the residues in the functioning of thecandidate immunoglobulin sequence, e.g., the analysis of residues thatinfluence the ability of the candidate immunoglobulin to bind the targetantigen. In this way, FR residues can be selected and combined from therecipient and import sequences so that the desired antibody or antibodyfragment characteristic, such as increased affinity for the targetantigen, is achieved. In general, the CDR residues are directly and mostsubstantially involved in influencing antigen binding.

A humanized antibody or antibody fragment may retain a similar antigenicspecificity as the original antibody, e.g., in the present invention,the ability to bind human CLL-1. In some embodiments, a humanizedantibody or antibody fragment may have improved affinity and/orspecificity of binding to human CLL-1.

In one aspect, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain is characterized byparticular functional features or properties of an antibody or antibodyfragment. For example, in one aspect, the portion of a multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, composition of the invention thatcomprises an antigen binding domain to CLL-1 specifically binds humanCLL-1.

In one aspect, the anti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain has the same or asimilar binding specificity to human CLL-1 as mouse CLL-1. In oneaspect, the invention relates to an antigen binding domain comprising anantibody or antibody fragment, wherein the antibody binding domainspecifically binds to a CLL-1 protein or fragment thereof, wherein theantibody or antibody fragment comprises a variable light chain and/or avariable heavy chain that includes an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO: 66, SEQ ID NO: 67, SEQ ID NO: 68, SEQ ID NO: 69, SEQ IDNO: 70, SEQ ID NO: 71, SEQ ID NO: 72, SEQ ID NO: 73, SEQ ID NO: 74, SEQID NO: 75, SEQ ID NO: 76, SEQ ID NO: 77, SEQ ID NO: 195, SEQ ID NO: 78,SEQ ID NO: 79, SEQ ID NO: 80, SEQ ID NO: 81, SEQ ID NO: 82, SEQ ID NO:83, SEQ ID NO: 84, SEQ ID NO: 85, SEQ ID NO: 86, SEQ ID NO: 87, SEQ IDNO: 88, SEQ ID NO: 89, SEQ ID NO: 90, or SEQ ID NO: 196. In one aspect,the antigen binding domain comprises an amino acid sequence of an scFvselected from SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ IDNO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, and SEQ ID NO: 51.In certain aspects, the scFv is contiguous with and in the same readingframe as a leader sequence. In one aspect the leader sequence is thepolypeptide sequence provided as SEQ ID NO: 1.

In one aspect, the anti-CLL-1 binding domain is a fragment, e.g., asingle chain variable fragment (scFv). In one aspect, the anti-CLL-1binding domain is a Fv, a Fab, a (Fab′)2, or a bi-functional (e.g.bi-specific) hybrid antibody (e.g., Lanzavecchia et al., Eur. J.Immunol. 17, 105 (1987)). In one aspect, the antibodies and fragmentsthereof of the invention binds a CLL-1 protein with wild-type orenhanced affinity.

In some instances, scFvs can be prepared according to method known inthe art (see, for example, Bird et al., (1988) Science 242:423-426 andHuston et al., (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883). ScFvmolecules can be produced by linking VH and VL regions together usingflexible polypeptide linkers. The scFv molecules comprise a linker(e.g., a Ser-Gly linker) with an optimized length and/or amino acidcomposition. The linker length can greatly affect how the variableregions of a scFv fold and interact. In fact, if a short polypeptidelinker is employed (e.g., between 5-10 amino acids) intrachain foldingis prevented. Interchain folding is also required to bring the twovariable regions together to form a functional epitope binding site. Forexamples of linker orientation and size see, e.g., Hollinger et al. 1993Proc Natl Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90:6444-6448, U.S. Patent ApplicationPublication Nos. 2005/0100543, 2005/0175606, 2007/0014794, and PCTpublication Nos. WO2006/020258 and WO2007/024715, is incorporated hereinby reference.

An scFv can comprise a linker of at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, or moreamino acid residues between its VL and VH regions. The linker sequencemay comprise any naturally occurring amino acid. In some embodiments,the linker sequence comprises amino acids glycine and serine. In anotherembodiment, the linker sequence comprises sets of glycine and serinerepeats such as (Gly₄Ser)n, where n is a positive integer equal to orgreater than 1 (SEQ ID NO:25). In one embodiment, the linker can be(Gly₄Ser)₄ (SEQ ID NO:27) or (Gly₄Ser)₃(SEQ ID NO:28). Variation in thelinker length may retain or enhance activity, giving rise to superiorefficacy in activity studies.

Exemplary Anti-CLL-1 Binding Domains

Exemplary CLL-1 multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, constructsdisclosed herein comprise an scFv (e.g., a scFv as disclosed in Table 2,optionally preceded with an optional leader sequence (e.g., SEQ ID NO:1and SEQ ID NO:12 for exemplary leader amino acid and nucleotidesequences, respectively)). The sequences of the scFv fragments (SEQ IDNOs: 39-51, not including the optional leader sequence) are providedherein in Table 2 and the description below. The CLL-1 multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, construct can further comprise one ormore additional antibody domains, e.g., one or more LCs, one or moreCH1s, one or more CH2s, one or more CH3s, one or more hinge domains,and/or one or more additional VL and/or VH domains, e.g., as describedherein. In certain embodiments, the domains are contiguous with and inthe same reading frame to form single polypeptide. In other embodiments,the domain are in separate polypeptides, e.g., as in a multispecificantibody or antibody-like molecule described herein.

In certain embodiments, the CLL-1 multispecific molecule includes anamino acid sequence (e.g., a VL, a VH and/or a scFv sequence) of, orincludes an amino acid sequence ((e.g., a VL, a VH and/or a scFvsequence) encoded by the nucleotide sequence of, CLL-1-1, CLL-1-2,CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8, CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10,CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117, 139118, 139119,139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263, or 146264,provided in Table 2, or a sequence substantially (e.g., 95-99%)identical thereto.

In certain embodiments, the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, or theanti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain, includes the scFv amino acid sequenceof, CLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7,CLL-1-8, CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115,139116, 139117, 139118, 139119, 139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261,146262, 146263, or 146264 provided in Table 2 (with or without theleader sequence), or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., 95-99%identical, or up to 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidchanges, e.g., substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions)) to anyof the aforesaid sequences.

In certain embodiments, the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, or theanti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain, includes the heavy chain variableregion and/or the light chain variable region of, CLL-1-1, CLL-1-2,CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8, CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10,CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117, 139118, 139119,139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263, or 146264provided in Table 2, or a sequence substantially identical (e.g., 95-99%identical, or up to 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acidchanges, e.g., substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions)) to anyof the aforesaid sequences.

In certain embodiments, the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, or theanti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain, includes one, two or three CDRs fromthe heavy chain variable region (e.g., HCDR1, HCDR2 and/or HCDR3) ofCLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8,CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117,139118, 139119, 139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263,or 146264 provided in Table 3; and/or one, two or three CDRs from thelight chain variable region (e.g., LCDR1, LCDR2 and/or LCDR3) ofCLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8,CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117,139118, 139119, 139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263,or 146264, provided in Table 4; or a sequence substantially identical(e.g., 95-99% identical, or up to 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid changes, e.g., substitutions (e.g., conservativesubstitutions)) to any of the aforesaid sequences.

In certain embodiments, the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, or theanti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain, includes one, two or three CDRs fromthe heavy chain variable region (e.g., HCDR1, HCDR2 and/or HCDR3) ofCLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8,CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117,139118, 139119, 139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263,or 146264, provided in Table 5; and/or one, two or three CDRs from thelight chain variable region (e.g., LCDR1, LCDR2 and/or LCDR3) ofCLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8,CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117,139118, 139119, 139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263,or 146264, provided in Table 6; or a sequence substantially identical(e.g., 95-99% identical, or up to 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid changes, e.g., substitutions (e.g., conservativesubstitutions)) to any of the aforesaid sequences.

In certain embodiments, the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, or theanti-CLL-1 antigen binding domain, includes one, two or three CDRs fromthe heavy chain variable region (e.g., HCDR1, HCDR2 and/or HCDR3) ofCLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8,CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117,139118, 139119, 139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263,or 146264, provided in Table 7; and/or one, two or three CDRs from thelight chain variable region (e.g., LCDR1, LCDR2 and/or LCDR3) ofCLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8,CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, CLL-1-13, 139115, 139116, 139117,139118, 139119, 139120, 139121, 139122, 146259, 146261, 146262, 146263,or 146264, provided in Table 8; or a sequence substantially identical(e.g., 95-99% identical, or up to 20, 15, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1amino acid changes, e.g., substitutions (e.g., conservativesubstitutions)) to any of the aforesaid sequences.

The amino acid and nucleic acid sequences of exemplary CLL-1 scFvdomains and exemplary CLL-1 VL and VH domains are provided in Table 2.

Table 1 below designates the nicknames for the CLL-1 constructs withrespect to the DNA ID number, also listed in Table 1.

TABLE 1 Names of exemplary anti-CLL-1 constructs. Construct ID Nickname139115 CLL-1-1 139116 CLL-1-2 139117 CLL-1-3 139118 CLL-1-4 139119CLL-1-5 139120 CLL-1-6 139121 CLL-1-7 139122 CLL-1-8 146259 CLL-1-9146261 CLL-1-10 146262 CLL-1-11 146263 CLL-1-12 146264 CLL-1-13

TABLE 2 Human CLL-1 binding domain sequencesTable 2: Amino Acid and Nucleic Acid Sequences of anti-CLL-1 binding domainsSEQ Name/ ID Description NO: Sequence 139115 139115- aa 39EVQLQQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGG ScFv domainIIPIFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDL CLL-1-1EMATIMGGYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSQSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGTSSDVGGYNYVSWYQQHPGKAPKLMIYDVSNRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSYTSSSTLDVVFGGGTKLTVL 139115- nt 52GAAGTGCAACTCCAACAGTCAGGCGCAGAAGTCAAGAAGCCCGGATCGTC ScFv domainAGTGAAAGTGTCCTGCAAAGCCTCCGGCGGAACCTTCAGCTCCTACGCAA CLL-1-1TCAGCTGGGTGCGGCAGGCGCCCGGACAGGGACTGGAGTGGATGGGCGGTATCATTCCGATCTTTGGCACCGCCAATTACGCCCAGAAGTTCCAGGGACGCGTCACAATCACCGCCGACGAATCGACTTCCACCGCCTACATGGAGCTGTCGTCCTTGAGGAGCGAAGATACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCTCGGGATCTGGAGATGGCCACTATCATGGGGGGTTACTGGGGCCAGGGGACCCTGGTCACTGTGTCCTCGGGAGGAGGGGGATCAGGCGGCGGCGGTTCCGGGGGAGGAGGAAGCCAGTCCGCGCTGACTCAGCCAGCTTCCGTGTCTGGTTCGCCGGGACAGTCCATCACTATTAGCTGTACCGGCACCAGCAGCGACGTGGGCGGCTACAACTATGTGTCATGGTACCAGCAGCACCCGGGGAAGGCGCCTAAGCTGATGATCTACGACGTGTCCAACCGCCCTAGCGGAGTGTCCAACAGATTCTCCGGTTCGAAGTCAGGGAACACTGCCTCCCTCACGATTAGCGGGCTGCAAGCCGAGGATGAAGCCGACTACTACTGCTCCTCCTATACCTCCTCCTCGACCCTGGACGTGGTGTTCGGAGGAGGCACCAAGCTCACCGTCCTT 139115- aa 65EVQLQQSGAEVKKPGSSVKVSCKASGGTFSSYAISWVRQAPGQGLEWMGG VH of ScFvIIPIFGTANYAQKFQGRVTITADESTSTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCARDL CLL-1-1EMATIMGGYWGQGTLVTVSS 139115- aa 78QSALTQPASVSGSPGQSITISCTGTSSDVGGYNYVSWYQQHPGKAPKLMI VL of ScFvYDVSNRPSGVSNRFSGSKSGNTASLTISGLQAEDEADYYCSSYTSSSTLD CLL-1-1 VVFGGGTKLTVL139116 139116- aa 40 EVQLVESGGGVVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFDDYAMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVSLScFv domain ISGDGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRVEDTAVYYCARVF CLL-1-2DSYYMDVWGKGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGSGGSEIVLTQSPLSLPVTPGQPASISCRSSQSLVYTDGNTYLNWFQQRPGQSPRRLIYKVSNRDSGVPDRFSGSGSDTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGIYYCMQGTHWSFTFGQGTRLEIK 139116- nt 53GAAGTGCAATTGGTGGAAAGCGGAGGAGGAGTGGTGCAACCTGGAGGAAG ScFv domainCCTGAGACTGTCATGTGCCGCCTCGGGATTCACTTTCGATGACTACGCAA CLL-1-2TGCACTGGGTCCGCCAGGCCCCCGGAAAGGGTCTGGAATGGGTGTCCCTCATCTCCGGCGATGGGGGTTCCACTTACTATGCGGATTCTGTGAAGGGCCGCTTCACAATCTCCCGGGACAATTCCAAGAACACTCTGTACCTTCAAATGAACTCCCTGAGGGTGGAGGACACCGCTGTGTACTACTGCGCGAGAGTGTTTGACTCGTACTATATGGACGTCTGGGGAAAGGGCACCACCGTGACCGTGTCCAGCGGTGGCGGTGGATCGGGGGGCGGCGGCTCCGGGAGCGGAGGTTCCGAGATTGTGCTGACTCAGTCGCCGTTGTCACTGCCTGTCACCCCCGGGCAGCCGGCCTCCATTTCATGCCGGTCCAGCCAGTCCCTGGTCTACACCGATGGGAACACTTACCTCAACTGGTTCCAGCAGCGCCCAGGACAGTCCCCGCGGAGGCTGATCTACAAAGTGTCAAACCGGGACTCCGGCGTCCCCGATCGGTTCTCGGGAAGCGGCAGCGACACCGACTTCACGCTGAAGATTTCCCGCGTGGAAGCCGAGGACGTGGGCATCTACTACTGTATGCAGGGCACCCACTGGTCGTTTACCTTCGGACAAGGAACTAGGCTCGAGATCAAG 139116- aa 66EVQLVESGGGVVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFDDYAMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVSL VH of ScFvISGDGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRVEDTAVYYCARVF CLL-1-2DSYYMDVWGKGTTVTVSS 139116- aa 79EIVLTQSPLSLPVTPGQPASISCRSSQSLVYTDGNTYLNWFQQRPGQSPR VL of ScFvRLIYKVSNRDSGVPDRFSGSGSDTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGIYYCMQGTHWS CLL-1-2 FTFGQGTRLEIK139118 139118- aa 41 QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSSSYYWGWIRQPPGKGLEWIScFv domain GSIYYSGSTYYNPSLKSRVSISVDTSKNQFSLKLKYVTAADTAVYYCATP CLL-1-3GTYYDFLSGYYPFYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSYLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASTLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQLNSYPYTFGQGTKLEIK 139118- nt 54CAAGTGCAGCTTCAAGAAAGCGGTCCAGGACTCGTCAAGCCATCAGAAAC ScFv domainTCTTTCCCTCACTTGTACCGTGTCGGGAGGCAGCATCTCCTCGAGCTCCT CLL-1-3ACTACTGGGGTTGGATTAGACAGCCCCCGGGAAAGGGGTTGGAGTGGATCGGTTCCATCTACTACTCCGGGTCGACCTACTACAACCCTTCCCTGAAATCTCGGGTGTCCATCTCCGTCGACACCTCCAAGAACCAGTTCAGCCTGAAGCTGAAATATGTGACCGCGGCCGATACTGCCGTGTACTATTGCGCCACCCCGGGAACCTACTACGACTTCCTCTCGGGGTACTACCCGTTTTACTGGGGACAGGGGACTCTCGTGACCGTGTCCTCGGGCGGCGGAGGTTCAGGCGGTGGCGGATCGGGGGGAGGAGGCTCAGACATTGTGATGACCCAGAGCCCGTCCAGCCTGAGCGCCTCCGTGGGCGATAGGGTCACGATTACTTGCCGGGCGTCCCAGGGAATCTCAAGCTACCTGGCCTGGTACCAACAGAAGCCCGGAAAGGCACCCAAGTTGCTGATCTATGCCGCTAGCACTCTGCAGTCCGGGGTGCCTTCCCGCTTCTCCGGCTCCGGCTCGGGCACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATTTCCTCACTGCAACCCGAGGACTTCGCCACTTACTACTGCCAGCAGCTGAACTCCTACCCTTACACATTCGGACAGGGAACCAAGCTGGAAATCAAG 139118- aa 67QVQLQESGPGLVKPSETLSLTCTVSGGSISSSSYYWGWIRQPPGKGLEWI VH of ScFvGSIYYSGSTYYNPSLKSRVSISVDTSKNQFSLKLKYVTAADTAVYYCATP CLL-1-3GTYYDFLSGYYPFYWGQGTLVTVSS 139118- aa 80DIVMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQGISSYLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYA VL of ScFvASTLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQLNSYPYTFGQ CLL-1-3 GTKLEIK139122 139122- aa 42 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANScFv domain INEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDL CLL-1-4RSGRYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFGLGTKLEIK 139122- nt 55CAAGTGCAACTCGTGGAATCTGGTGGAGGACTCGTGCAACCCGGAGGATC ScFv domainATTGCGACTCTCGTGTGCGGCATCCGGCTTTACCTTTTCATCCTACTGGA CLL-1-4TGTCCTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCCGGGAAGGGACTGGAATGGGTCGCGAACATCAACGAGGACGGCTCGGCCAAGTTCTACGTGGACTCCGTGAAGGGCCGCTTCACGATCTCACGGGATAACGCCAAGAATTCCCTGTATCTGCAAATGAACAGCCTGAGGGCCGAGGACACTGCGGTGTACTTCTGCGCACGCGACCTGAGGTCCGGGAGATACTGGGGACAGGGCACCCTCGTGACCGTGTCGAGCGGAGGAGGGGGGTCGGGCGGCGGCGGTTCCGGTGGCGGCGGTAGCGAAATTGTGTTGACCCAGTCCCCTGGAACCCTGAGCCTGTCACCTGGAGGACGCGCCACCCTGTCCTGCCGGGCCAGCCAGAGCATCTCAGGGTCCTTCCTGGCTTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCGGGACAGGCTCCGAGACTTCTGATCTACGGCGCCTCCTCGCGGGCGACCGGAATCCCGGATCGGTTCTCCGGCTCGGGAAGCGGAACTGACTTCACTCTTACCATTTCCCGCCTGGAGCCGGAAGATTTCGCCGTGTACTACTGCCAGCAGTACGGGTCATCCCCTCCAACCTTCGGCCTGGGAA CTAAGCTGGAAATCAAA139122- aa 68 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANVH of ScFv INEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDL CLL-1-4RSGRYWGQGTLVTVSS 139122- aa 81EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIY VL of ScFvGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFG CLL-1-4 LGTKLEIK139117 139117- aa 43 EVQLQQSGPGLVRPSETLSLTCTVSGGPVRSGSHYWNWIRQPPGRGLEWIScFv domain GYIYYSGSTNYNPSLENRVTISIDTSNNHFSLKLSSVTAADTALYFCARG CLL-1-5TATFDWNFPFDSWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGSGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASIGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPWTFGQGTKLEIK 139117- nt 56GAAGTGCAACTCCAACAATCCGGTCCAGGACTCGTCAGACCCTCCGAAAC ScFv domainTCTCTCGCTTACATGCACTGTGTCCGGCGGCCCTGTGCGGTCCGGCTCTC CLL-1-5ATTACTGGAACTGGATTCGCCAGCCCCCGGGACGCGGACTGGAGTGGATCGGCTACATCTATTACTCGGGGTCGACTAACTACAACCCGAGCCTGGAAAATAGAGTGACCATCTCAATCGACACGTCCAACAACCACTTCTCGCTGAAGTTGTCCTCCGTGACTGCCGCCGATACTGCCCTGTACTTCTGTGCTCGCGGAACCGCCACCTTCGACTGGAACTTCCCTTTTGACTCATGGGGCCAGGGGACCCTTGTGACCGTGTCCAGCGGAGGAGGAGGCTCCGGTGGTGGCGGGAGCGGTAGCGGCGGAAGCGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCACCGTCCTCGCTGTCCGCATCCATTGGGGATCGGGTCACTATTACTTGCCGGGCGTCCCAGTCCATCTCGTCCTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCAGGGAAAGCCCCCAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCGGCCAGCAGCCTGCAGTCAGGAGTGCCTTCAAGGTTTAGCGGCAGCGGATCGGGAACCGACTTCACCCTGACCATTTCCTCCCTCCAACCCGAGGATTTCGCCACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGTCCTACTCCACCCCGTGGACCTTCGGACAGGGAACCAAGCTGGAGATCAAG 139117- aa 69EVQLQQSGPGLVRPSETLSLTCTVSGGPVRSGSHYWNWIRQPPGRGLEWI VH of ScFvGYIYYSGSTNYNPSLENRVTISIDTSNNHFSLKLSSVTAADTALYFCARG CLL-1-5TATFDWNFPFDSWGQGTLVTVSS 139117- aa 82DIQMTQSPSSLSASIGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYA VL of ScFvASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPWTFGQ CLL-1-5 GTKLEIK139119 139119- aa 44 QVQLQESGAGLLKPSETLSLTCAVYGGSFSGYYWSWIRQPPGKGLEWVGEScFv domain INHSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTISVDTSKNQFSLKLSSVTAADTAVYYCARGSG CLL-1-6LVVYAIRVGSGWFDYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGDSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLMYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPWTFGQGTKVDIK 139119- nt 57CAAGTGCAACTTCAAGAATCAGGCGCAGGACTTCTCAAGCCATCCGAAAC ScFv domainACTCTCCCTCACTTGCGCGGTGTACGGGGGAAGCTTCTCGGGATACTACT CLL-1-6GGTCCTGGATTAGGCAGCCTCCCGGCAAAGGCCTGGAATGGGTCGGGGAGATCAACCACTCCGGTTCAACCAACTACAACCCGTCGCTGAAGTCCCGCGTGACCATTTCCGTGGACACCTCTAAGAATCAGTTCAGCCTGAAGCTCTCGTCCGTGACCGCGGCGGACACCGCCGTCTACTACTGCGCTCGGGGATCAGGACTGGTGGTGTACGCCATCCGCGTGGGCTCGGGCTGGTTCGATTACTGGGGCCAGGGAACCCTGGTCACTGTGTCGTCCGGCGGAGGAGGTTCGGGGGGCGGAGACAGCGGTGGAGGGGGTAGCGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCCCCGTCCTCGCTGTCCGCCTCCGTGGGAGATAGAGTGACCATCACCTGTCGGGCATCCCAGAGCATTTCCAGCTACCTGAACTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCCGGAAAGGCCCCTAAGCTGTTGATGTACGCCGCCAGCAGCTTGCAGTCGGGCGTGCCGAGCCGGTTTTCCGGTTCCGGCTCCGGGACTGACTTCACCCTGACTATCTCATCCCTGCAACCCGAGGACTTCGCCACTTATTACTGCCAGCAGTCCTACTCAACCCCTCCCTGGACGTTCGGACAGGGCACCAAGGTCGATATCAAG 139119- aa 70QVQLQESGAGLLKPSETLSLTCAVYGGSFSGYYWSWIRQPPGKGLEWVGE VH of ScFvINHSGSTNYNPSLKSRVTISVDTSKNQFSLKLSSVTAADTAVYYCARGSG CLL-1-6LVVYAIRVGSGWFDYWGQGTLVTVSS 139119- aa 83DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLMYA VL of ScFvASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPWTFG CLL-1-6 QGTKVDIK139120 139120- aa 45 EVQLVESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSScFv domain ISSSSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDP CLL-1-7SSSGSYYMEDSYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSNFMLTQPHSVSESPGKTVTISCTGSSGSIASNYVQWYQQRPGSAPTTVIYEDNQRPSGVPDRFSGSIDSSSNSASLTISGLKTEDEADYYCQSYDSSNQVVFGGGT KLTVL 139120- nt 58GAAGTGCAATTGGTGGAATCTGGAGGAGGACTTGTGAAACCTGGTGGAAG ScFv domainCCTGAGACTTTCCTGTGCGGCCTCGGGATTCACTTTCTCCTCCTACTCCA CLL-1-7TGAACTGGGTCAGACAGGCCCCTGGGAAGGGACTGGAATGGGTGTCATCCATCTCCTCCTCATCGTCGTACATCTACTACGCCGATAGCGTGAAGGGGCGGTTCACCATTTCCCGGGACAACGCTAAGAACAGCCTCTATCTGCAAATGAATTCCCTCCGCGCCGAGGACACTGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCGAGGGACCCCTCATCAAGCGGCAGCTACTACATGGAGGACTCGTATTACTACGGAATGGACGTCTGGGGCCAGGGAACCACTGTGACGGTGTCCTCCGGTGGAGGGGGCTCCGGGGGCGGGGGATCTGGCGGAGGAGGCTCCAACTTCATGCTGACCCAGCCGCACTCCGTGTCCGAAAGCCCCGGAAAGACCGTGACAATTTCCTGCACCGGGTCCTCCGGCTCGATCGCATCAAACTACGTGCAGTGGTACCAGCAGCGCCCGGGCAGCGCCCCCACCACTGTCATCTACGAGGATAACCAGCGGCCGTCGGGTGTCCCAGACCGGTTTTCCGGTTCGATCGATAGCAGCAGCAACAGCGCCTCCCTGACCATTTCCGGCCTCAAGACCGAGGATGAGGCTGACTACTACTGCCAGTCGTATGACTCCTCGAACCAAGTGGTGTTCGGTGGCGGCACC AAGCTGACTGTGCTG139120- aa 71 EVQLVESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSVH of ScFv ISSSSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDP CLL-1-7SSSGSYYMEDSYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSS 139120- aa 84NFMLTQPHSVSESPGKTVTISCTGSSGSIASNYVQWYQQRPGSAPTTVIY VL of ScFvEDNQRPSGVPDRFSGSIDSSSNSASLTISGLKTEDEADYYCQSYDSSNQV CLL-1-7 VFGGGTKLTVL139121 139121- aa 46 QVNLRESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYEMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYScFv domain ISSSGSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAREA CLL-1-8LGSSWEWGQGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQYDNLPLTFGGGTKLEIK 139121- nt 59CAAGTGAACCTGAGAGAAAGCGGCGGAGGACTTGTGCAACCTGGAGGAAG ScFv domainCCTGAGACTGTCATGTGCCGCGTCCGGCTTCACCTTCTCGTCCTACGAGA CLL-1-8TGAACTGGGTCCGCCAGGCACCGGGCAAAGGACTGGAATGGGTGTCCTACATTTCCTCGTCCGGGTCCACCATCTATTACGCCGACTCCGTGAAGGGACGGTTCACCATCTCCCGGGACAACGCCAAGAACTCCCTCTACCTCCAAATGAACTCACTGAGGGCAGAGGACACTGCGGTCTACTACTGCGCCCGCGAAGCTTTGGGTAGCTCCTGGGAGTGGGGCCAGGGAACCACTGTGACCGTGTCCTCGGGTGGAGGGGGCTCCGGTGGCGGGGGTTCAGGGGGTGGCGGAAGCGATATCCAGATGACTCAGTCACCAAGCTCCCTGAGCGCCTCAGTGGGAGATCGGGTCACAATCACGTGCCAGGCGTCCCAGGACATTTCTAACTACCTCAATTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCGGGGAAGGCCCCCAAGCTTCTGATCTACGATGCCTCCAACCTGGAAACCGGCGTGCCCTCCCGCTTCTCGGGATCGGGCAGCGGCACTGACTTCACCTTTACCATCTCGTCCCTGCAACCTGAGGACATCGCCACCTATTACTGCCAGCAGTACGATAACCTCCCGCTGACTTTCGGAGGCGGAA CTAAGCTGGAGATTAAG139121- aa 72 QVNLRESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYEMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYVH of ScFv ISSSGSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCAREA CLL-1-8LGSSWEWGQGTTVTVSS 139121- aa 85DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYD VL of ScFvASNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQYDNLPLTFGG CLL-1-8 GTKLEIK146259 146259- aa 47 QVQLVQSGAEVKEPGASVKVSCKAPANTFSDHVMHWVRQAPGQRFEWMGYScFv domain IHAANGGTHYSQKFQDRVTITRDTSANTVYMDLSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGG CLL-1-9YNSDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSWLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFNGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPLTFGGGTKVEIK 146259- nt 60CAAGTGCAACTCGTCCAGTCCGGTGCAGAAGTCAAGGAACCCGGAGCCTC ScFv domainCGTGAAAGTGTCCTGCAAAGCTCCTGCCAACACTTTCTCGGACCACGTGA CLL-1-9TGCACTGGGTGCGCCAGGCGCCGGGCCAGCGCTTCGAATGGATGGGATACATTCATGCCGCCAATGGCGGTACCCACTACTCCCAAAAGTTCCAGGATAGAGTCACCATCACCCGGGACACCAGCGCCAACACCGTGTATATGGATCTGTCCAGCCTGAGGTCCGAGGATACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCCCGGGGCGGATACAACTCAGACGCGTTCGACATTTGGGGACAGGGTACTATGGTCACCGTGTCATCCGGGGGCGGTGGCAGCGGGGGCGGAGGCTCTGGCGGAGGCGGATCAGGGGGAGGAGGGTCCGACATCGTGATGACCCAGTCCCCGTCATCGGTGTCCGCGTCCGTGGGAGACAGAGTGACCATCACGTGTCGCGCCAGCCAGGACATCTCCTCGTGGTTGGCATGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCTGGAAAGGCCCCGAAGCTGCTCATCTACGCCGCCTCCTCCCTTCAATCGGGAGTGCCCTCGCGGTTCAACGGAAGCGGAAGCGGGACAGATTTTACCCTGACTATTAGCTCGCTGCAGCCCGAGGACTTCGCTACTTACTACTGCCAACAGAGCTACTCCACCCCACTGACTTTCGGCGGGGGTACCAAGGTCGAGATCAAG 146259- aa 73QVQLVQSGAEVKEPGASVKVSCKAPANTFSDHVMHWVRQAPGQRFEWMGY VH of ScFvIHAANGGTHYSQKFQDRVTITRDTSANTVYMDLSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGG CLL-1-9YNSDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSS 146259- aa 86DIVMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSWLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYA VL of ScFvASSLQSGVPSRFNGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPLTFGG CLL-1-9 GTKVEIK146261 146261- aa 48 QVQLVQSGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYScFv domain ISSSSSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDL CLL-1-10SVRAIDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQAYSTPFTFGPGTKVEIK 146261- nt 61CAAGTGCAACTTGTTCAATCCGGTGGAGGTCTTGTGCAGCCCGGAGGATC ScFv domainACTCAGACTGTCGTGCGCCGCCTCTGGGTTCACTTTCTCCTCATACTCGA CLL-1-10TGAACTGGGTGCGCCAGGCGCCGGGAAAGGGCCTGGAATGGGTGTCATACATCTCCTCCTCATCCTCCACCATCTACTACGCCGATTCCGTGAAGGGCCGCTTCACTATTTCCCGGGACAACGCGAAAAACTCGCTCTATCTGCAAATGAACTCCCTGCGCGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCCCGGGACCTGAGCGTGCGGGCTATTGATGCGTTCGACATCTGGGGACAGGGCACCATGGTCACAGTGTCCAGCGGAGGCGGCGGCAGCGGTGGAGGAGGATCAGGGGGAGGAGGTTCGGGGGGCGGTGGCTCCGATATCGTGCTGACCCAGAGCCCGTCGAGCCTCTCCGCCTCCGTCGGCGACAGAGTGACCATCACGTGTCAGGCATCCCAGGACATTAGCAACTACCTGAATTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCTGGAAAGGCACCCAAGTTGCTGATCTACGACGCCTCCAACCTGGAAACCGGAGTGCCATCCAGGTTCTCGGGCAGCGGCTCGGGAACCGACTTCACTTTTACTATCTCCTCCCTGCAACCCGAGGATTTCGCGACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGGCCTACAGCACCCCTTTCACCTTCGGGCCGGGAACTAAGGTCGAAATCAAG 146261- aa 74QVQLVQSGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSY VH of ScFvISSSSSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDL CLL-1-10SVRAIDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSS 146261- aa 87DIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYD VL of ScFvASNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQAYSTPFTFGP CLL-1-10 GTKVEIK146262 146262- aa 49 EVQLVQSGGGVVRSGRSLRLSCAASGFTFNSYGLHWVRQAPGKGLEWVALScFv domain IEYDGSNKYYGDSVKGRFTISRDKSKSTLYLQMDNLRAEDTAVYYCAREG CLL-1-11NEDLAFDIWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQFIKKNLNWYQHKPGKAPKLLIYDASSLQTGVPSRFSGNRSGTTFSFTISSLQPEDVATYYCQQHDNLPLTFGGGTKVEIK 146262- nt 62GAAGTGCAATTGGTGCAATCAGGAGGAGGAGTGGTCAGATCTGGAAGAAG ScFv domainCCTGAGACTGTCATGCGCGGCTTCGGGCTTTACCTTCAACTCCTACGGCC CLL-1-11TCCACTGGGTGCGCCAGGCCCCCGGAAAAGGCCTCGAATGGGTCGCACTGATTGAGTACGACGGGTCCAACAAGTACTACGGAGATAGCGTGAAGGGCCGCTTCACCATCTCACGGGACAAGTCCAAGTCCACCCTGTATCTGCAAATGGACAACCTGAGGGCCGAGGATACTGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCCCGCGAAGGAAACGAAGATCTGGCCTTCGATATTTGGGGCCAGGGTACTCTTGTGACCGTGTCGAGCGGAGGCGGAGGCTCCGGTGGAGGAGGATCGGGGGGTGGTGGTTCCGGCGGCGGGGGGAGCGAAATCGTGCTGACCCAGTCGCCTTCCTCCCTCTCCGCTTCCGTGGGGGACCGGGTCACTATTACGTGTCAGGCGTCCCAATTCATCAAGAAGAATCTGAACTGGTACCAGCACAAGCCGGGAAAGGCCCCCAAACTGCTCATCTACGACGCCAGCTCGCTGCAGACTGGCGTGCCTTCCCGGTTTTCCGGGAACCGGTCGGGAACCACCTTCTCATTCACCATCAGCAGCCTCCAGCCGGAGGACGTGGCGACCTACTACTGCCAGCAGCATGACAACCTTCCACTGACTTTCGGCGGGGGCACCAAGGTCGAGATTAAG 146262- aa 75EVQLVQSGGGVVRSGRSLRLSCAASGFTFNSYGLHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAL VH of ScFvIEYDGSNKYYGDSVKGRFTISRDKSKSTLYLQMDNLRAEDTAVYYCAREG CLL-1-11NEDLAFDIWGQGTLVTVSS 146262- aa 88EIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQFIKKNLNWYQHKPGKAPKLLIYD VL of ScFvASSLQTGVPSRFSGNRSGTTFSFTISSLQPEDVATYYCQQHDNLPLTFGG CLL-1-11 GTKVEIK146263 146263- aa 50 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFNVSSNYMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSVScFv domain IYSGGATYYGDSVKGRFTVSRDNSKNTVYLQMNRLTAEDTAVYYCARDRL CLL-1-12YCGNNCYLYYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQVTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPLTFGQGT KVEIK 146263- nt 63CAAGTGCAACTCGTGGAATCAGGCGGAGGACTCGTGCAACCCGGAGGTTC ScFv domainCCTTAGACTGTCATGTGCCGCTTCCGGGTTCAATGTGTCCAGCAACTACA CLL-1-12TGACCTGGGTCAGACAGGCGCCGGGAAAGGGACTTGAATGGGTGTCCGTGATCTACTCCGGTGGAGCAACATACTACGGAGACTCCGTGAAAGGCCGCTTTACCGTGTCCCGCGATAACTCGAAGAACACCGTGTACTTGCAGATGAACAGGCTGACTGCCGAGGACACCGCCGTGTATTATTGCGCCCGGGACAGGCTGTACTGTGGAAACAACTGCTACCTGTACTACTACTACGGGATGGACGTGTGGGGACAGGGCACTCTCGTCACTGTGTCATCCGGGGGGGGCGGTAGCGGTGGCGGAGGGTCCGGCGGAGGAGGCTCAGGGGGAGGCGGAAGCGATATCCAGGTCACCCAGTCTCCCTCCTCGCTGTCCGCCTCCGTGGGCGACCGCGTCACCATTACTTGCCGGGCGTCGCAGTCGATCAGCTCCTACCTGAACTGGTACCAGCAGAAGCCTGGAAAGGCCCCGAAGCTGCTGATCTACGCGGCCTCGTCCCTGCAAAGCGGCGTCCCGTCGCGGTTCAGCGGTTCCGGTTCGGGAACCGACTTCACCCTGACTATTTCCTCCCTGCAACCCGAGGATTTCGCCACTTACTACTGCCAGCAGTCCTACTCCACCCCACCTCTGACCTTCGGCCAAGGAACC AAGGTCGAAATCAAG146263- aa 76 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFNVSSNYMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSVVH of ScFv IYSGGATYYGDSVKGRFTVSRDNSKNTVYLQMNRLTAEDTAVYYCARDRL CLL-1-12YCGNNCYLYYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 146263- aa 89DIQVTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYA VL of ScFvASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPLTFG CLL-1-12 QGTKVEIK146264 146264- aa 51 QVQLVQSGAEVKKSGASVKVSCKASGYPFTGYYIQWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWScFv domain IDPNSGNTGYAQKFQGRVTMTRNTSISTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCASDS CLL-1-13YGYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTFTCRASQGISSALAWYQQKPGKPPKLLIYDASSLESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQFNNYPLTFGGGTKVEIK 146264- nt 64CAAGTGCAACTCGTCCAGTCCGGTGCAGAAGTGAAAAAGAGCGGAGCCTC ScFv domainAGTGAAAGTGTCCTGCAAGGCCTCCGGTTACCCCTTCACTGGATACTACA CLL-1-13TTCAGTGGGTCCGCCAAGCCCCGGGACAGGGTCTGGAGTGGATGGGGTGGATTGACCCTAACTCGGGAAATACGGGATACGCGCAGAAGTTCCAGGGCCGCGTGACCATGACCAGGAACACCTCGATCAGCACCGCCTACATGGAACTGTCCTCCCTGCGGTCGGAGGATACTGCCGTGTACTACTGCGCCTCCGATTCCTATGGGTACTACTACGGAATGGACGTCTGGGGACAGGGCACCCTCGTGACCGTGTCCTCGGGAGGCGGAGGGAGCGGCGGGGGTGGATCGGGAGGAGGCGGCTCCGGCGGCGGCGGTAGCGACATCCAGATGACCCAGTCACCATCAAGCCTTAGCGCCTCCGTGGGCGACAGAGTGACATTCACTTGTCGGGCGTCCCAGGGAATCTCCTCCGCTCTGGCTTGGTATCAGCAGAAGCCTGGGAAGCCTCCGAAGCTGTTGATCTACGACGCGAGCAGCCTGGAATCAGGGGTGCCCTCCCGGTTTTCCGGGTCCGGTTCTGGCACCGATTTCACCCTGACCATTTCGTCCCTCCAACCCGAGGACTTCGCCACTTACTACTGCCAGCAGTTCAACAACTACCCGCTGACCTTCGGAGGAGGCACTAAGGTCGAGATCAAG 146264- aa 77QVQLVQSGAEVKKSGASVKVSCKASGYPFTGYYIQWVRQAPGQGLEWMGW VH of ScFvIDPNSGNTGYAQKFQGRVTMTRNTSISTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCASDS CLL-1-13YGYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSS 146264- aa 90DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTFTCRASQGISSALAWYQQKPGKPPKLLIYD VL of ScFvASSLESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQFNNYPLTFGG CLL-1-13 GTKVEIK181268 181268- aa 195 EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYEMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYVH of ScFv ISSSGSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDPYSSSWHDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSS 181268- aa 196EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIY VL of ScFvGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPLTFG GGTKVDIK

In embodiments, additional exemplary CLL-1 multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, constructs comprise an antigen binding domaincomprising one or more, e.g., one, two, or three, CDRs of the heavychain variable domain and/or one or more, e.g., one, two, or three, CDRsof the light chain variable domain, or the VH and/or VL, or the scFvsequence, of the scFv sequence the anti-CLL-1 (CLEC12A) antibodydisclosed in PCT Publication WO2014/051433, the entire contents of whichare hereby incorporated by reference.

In embodiments, the VL of the CLL-1 binding domain precedes the VH(“L2H”). In other embodiments, the VH of the CLL-1 binding domainprecedes the VL (“H2L”).

The antigen binding domain of the multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, construct can include a Gly/Ser linker havingone or more of the following sequences: GGGGS (SEQ ID NO:25);encompassing 1-6 “Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser” repeating units, e.g., GGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGS GGGGSGGGGS (SEQ ID NO:26); GGGGSGGGGS GGGGSGGGGS (SEQ IDNO:27); GGGGSGGGGS GGGGS (SEQ ID NO:28); GGGS (SEQ ID NO:29); orencompassing 1-10 “Gly Gly Gly Ser” repeating units, e.g., GGGSGGGSGGGSGGGSGGGS GGGSGGGSGG GSGGGSGGGS (SEQ ID NO:38). Alternatively, theantigen binding domain of the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, construct can include, for example, a linker including thesequence GSTSGSGKPGSGEGSTKG (SEQ ID NO: 1108)

In embodiments, the nucleic acid construct encoding a multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, includes a poly A sequence, e.g., asequence encompassing 50-5000 or 100-5000 adenines (e.g., SEQ ID NO:30,SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34 or SEQ ID NO:35), or a sequence encompassing50-5000 thymines (e.g., SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32).

The human CDR sequences of the scFv domains are shown in Tables 3, 5,and 7 for the heavy chain variable domains and in Tables 4, 6, and 8 forthe light chain variable domains. “ID” stands for the respective SEQ IDNO for each CDR.

TABLE 3Heavy Chain Variable Domain CDRs according to a combination of the Kabat andChothia numbering scheme. Candidate HCDR1 ID HCDR2 ID HCDR3 ID CLL-1-9ANTFSDHVMH 125 YIHAANGGTHYSQK 138 GGYNSDAFDI 151 FQD CLL-1-6 GGSFSGYYWS122 EINHSGSTNYNPSLK 135 GSGLVVYAIRVGSGWFDY 148 S CLL-1-10 GFTFSSYSMN 126YISSSSSTIYYADSVK 139 DLSVRAIDAFDI 152 G CLL-1-11 GFTFNSYGLH 127LIEYDGSNKYYGDSV 140 EGNEDLAFDI 153 KG CLL-1-12 GFNVSSNYMT 128VIYSGGATYYGDSV 141 DRLYCGNNCYLYYYYGM 154 KG DV CLL-1-1 GGTFSSYAIS 117GIIPIFGTANYAQKFQ 130 DLEMATIMGGY 143 CLL-1-2 GFTFDDYAMH 118LISGDGGSTYYADSV 131 VFDSYYMDV 144 KG CLL-1-3 GGSISSSSYYWG 119SIYYSGSTYYNPSLKS 132 PGTYYDFLSGYYPFY 145 CLL-1-4 GFTFSSYWMS 120NINEDGSAKFYVDSV 133 DLRSGRY 146 KG CLL-1-5 GGPVRSGSHYW 121YIYYSGSTNYNPSLE 134 GTATFDWNFPFDS 147 N N CLL-1-7 GFTFSSYSMN 123SISSSSSYIYYADSVK 136 DPSSSGSYYMEDSYYYGM 149 G DV CLL-1-8 GFTFSSYEMN 124YISSSGSTIYYADSVK 137 EALGSSWE 150 G CLL-1-13 GYPFTGYYIQ 129WIDPNSGNTGYAQK 142 DSYGYYYGMDV 155 FQG 181268 GFTFSSYEMN 199YISSSGSTIYYADSVK 200 DPYSSSWHDAFDI 201 G

TABLE 4Light Chain Variable Domain CDRs according to a combination of the Kabat andChothia numbering scheme. Candidate LCDR1 ID LCDR2 ID LCDR3 ID CLL-1-9RASQDISSWLA 164 AASSLQS 177 QQSYSTPLT 190 CLL-1-6 RASQSISSYLN 161AASSLQS 174 QQSYSTPPWT 187 CLL-1-10 QASQDISNYLN 165 DASNLET 178QQAYSTPFT 191 CLL-1-11 QASQFIKKNLN 166 DASSLQT 179 QQHDNLPLT 192CLL-1-12 RASQSISSYLN 167 AASSLQS 180 QQSYSTPPLT 193 CLL-1-1TGTSSDVGGYNYVS 156 DVSNRPS 169 SSYTSSSTLDVV 182 CLL-1-2 RSSQSLVYTDGNTYLN157 KVSNRDS 170 MQGTHWSFT 183 CLL-1-3 RASQGISSYLA 158 AASTLQS 171QQLNSYPYT 184 CLL-1-4 RASQSISGSFLA 159 GASSRAT 172 QQYGSSPPT 185 CLL-1-5RASQSISSYLN 160 AASSLQS 173 QQSYSTPWT 186 CLL-1-7 TGSSGSIASNYVQ 162EDNQRPS 175 QSYDSSNQVV 188 CLL-1-8 QASQDISNYLN 163 DASNLET 176 QQYDNLPLT189 CLL-1-13 RASQGISSALA 168 DASSLES 181 QQFNNYPLT 194 181268RASQSVSSSYLA 202 GASSRAT 203 QQYGSSPLT 204

TABLE 5Heavy Chain Variable Domain CDRs according to the Kabat numbering scheme(Kabat et al. (1991), “Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest,” 5th Ed. PublicHealth Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD) CandidateHCDR1 ID HCDR2 ID HCDR3 ID 146259- DHVMH 322 YIHAANGGTHYSQKF 336GGYNSDAFDI 350 CLL-1-9 QD 139119- GYYWS 319 EINHSGSTNYNPSLKS 333GSGLVVYAIRVGSG 347 CLL-1-6 WFDY 146261- SYSMN 323 YISSSSSTIYYADSVK 337DLSVRAIDAFDI 351 CLL-1-10 G 146262- SYGLH 324 LIEYDGSNKYYGDSV 338EGNEDLAFDI 352 CLL-1-11 KG 146263- SNYMT 325 VIYSGGATYYGDSVK 339DRLYCGNNCYLYY 353 CLL-1-12 G YYGMDV 139115- SYAIS 314 GIIPIFGTANYAQKFQ328 DLEMATIMGGY 342 CLL-1-1 G 139116- DYAMH 315 LISGDGGSTYYADSV 329VFDSYYMDV 343 CLL-1-2 KG 139118- SSSYYWG 316 SIYYSGSTYYNPSLKS 330PGTYYDFLSGYYPF 344 CLL-1-3 Y 139122- SYWMS 317 NINEDGSAKFYVDSV 331DLRSGRY 345 CLL-1-4 KG 139117- SGSHYWN 318 YIYYSGSTNYNPSLEN 332GTATFDWNFPFDS 346 CLL-1-5 139120- SYSMN 320 SISSSSSYIYYADSVK 334DPSSSGSYYMEDSY 348 CLL-1-7 G YYGMDV 139121- SYEMN 321 YISSSGSTIYYADSVK335 EALGSSWE 349 CLL-1-8 G 146264- GYYIQ 326 WIDPNSGNTGYAQKF 340DSYGYYYGMDV 354 CLL-1-13 QG 181268 SYEMN 327 YISSSGSTIYYADSVK 341DPYSSSWFIDAFDI 355 G

TABLE 6Light Chain Variable Domain CDRs according to the Kabat numbering scheme(Kabat et al. (1991), “Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest,” 5th Ed. PublicHealth Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD) CandidateLCDR1 ID LCDR2 ID LCDR3 ID 146259- RASQDISSWLA 364 AASSLQS 378 QQSYSTPLT392 CLL-1-9 139119- RASQSISSYLN 361 AASSLQS 375 QQSYSTPPWT 389 CLL-1-6146261- QASQDISNYLN 365 DASNLET 379 QQAYSTPFT 393 CLL-1-10 146262-QASQFIKKNLN 366 DASSLQT 380 QQHDNLPLT 394 CLL-1-11 146263- RASQSISSYLN367 AASSLQS 381 QQSYSTPPLT 395 CLL-1-12 139115- TGTSSDVGGYNYVS 356DVSNRPS 370 SSYTSSSTLDVV 384 CLL-1-1 139116- RSSQSLVYTDGNTYLN 357KVSNRDS 371 MQGTHWSFT 385 CLL-1-2 139118- RASQGISSYLA 358 AASTLQS 372QQLNSYPYT 386 CLL-1-3 139122- RASQSISGSFLA 359 GASSRAT 373 QQYGSSPPT 387CLL-1-4 139117- RASQSISSYLN 360 AASSLQS 374 QQSYSTPWT 388 CLL-1-5139120- TGSSGSIASNYVQ 362 EDNQRPS 376 QSYDSSNQVV 390 CLL-1-7 139121-QASQDISNYLN 363 DASNLET 377 QQYDNLPLT 391 CLL-1-8 146264- RASQGISSALA368 DASSLES 382 QQFNNYPLT 396 CLL-1-13 181268 RASQSVSSSYLA 369 GASSRAT383 QQYGSSPLT 397

TABLE 7Heavy Chain Variable Domain CDRs according to the Chothia numbering scheme(Al-Lazikani et al., (1997) JMB 273,927-948) Candidate HCDR1 ID HCDR2 IDHCDR3 ID 146259- ANTFSDH 406 HAANGG 420 GGYNSDAFDI 434 CLL-1-9 139119-GGSFSGY 403 NHSGS 417 GSGLVVYAIRVGSGWFDY 431 CLL-1-6 146261- GFTFSSY 407SSSSST 421 DLSVRAIDAFDI 435 CLL-1-10 146262- GFTFNSY 408 EYDGSN 422EGNEDLAFDI 436 CLL-1-11 146263- GFNVSSN 409 YSGGA 423DRLYCGNNCYLYYYYGMDV 437 CLL-1-12 139115- GGTFSSY 398 IPIFGT 412DLEMATIMGGY 426 CLL-1-1 139116- GFTFDDY 399 SGDGGS 413 VFDSYYMDV 427CLL-1-2 139118- GGSISSSSY 400 YYSGS 414 PGTYYDFLSGYYPFY 428 CLL-1-3139122- GFTFSSY 401 NEDGSA 415 DLRSGRY 429 CLL-1-4 139117- GGPVRSGSH 402YYSGS 416 GTATFDWNFPFDS 430 CLL-1-5 139120- GFTFSSY 404 SSSSSY 418DPSSSGSYYMEDSYYYGMDV 432 CLL-1-7 139121- GFTFSSY 405 SSSGST 419 EALGSSWE433 CLL-1-8 146264- GYPFTGY 410 DPNSGN 424 DSYGYYYGMDV 438 CLL-1-13181268 GFTFSSY 411 SSSGST 425 DPYSSSWHDAFDI 439

TABLE 8Light Chain Variable Domain CDRs according to the Chothia numbering scheme(Al-Lazikani et al., (1997) JMB 273,927-948) Candidate LCDR1 ID LCDR2 IDLCDR3 ID 146259- SQDISSW 448 AAS 462 SYSTPL 476 CLL-1-9 139119- SQSISSY445 AAS 459 SYSTPPW 473 CLL-1-6 146261- SQDISNY 449 DAS 463 AYSTPF 477CLL-1-10 146262- SQFIKKN 450 DAS 464 HDNLPL 478 CLL-1-11 146263- SQSISSY451 AAS 465 SYSTPPL 479 CLL-1-12 139115- TSSDVGGYNY 440 DVS 454YTSSSTLDV 468 CLL-1-1 139116- SQSLVYTDGNTY 441 KVS 455 GTHWSF 469CLL-1-2 139118- SQGISSY 442 AAS 456 LNSYPY 470 CLL-1-3 139122- SQSISGSF443 GAS 457 YGSSPP 471 CLL-1-4 139117- SQSISSY 444 AAS 458 SYSTPW 472CLL-1-5 139120- SSGSIASNY 446 EDN 460 YDSSNQV 474 CLL-1-7 139121-SQDISNY 447 DAS 461 YDNLPL 475 CLL-1-8 146264- SQGISSA 452 DAS 466FNNYPL 480 CLL-1-13 181268 SQSVSSSY 453 GAS 467 YGSSPL 481

In certain embodiments, the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, described herein (e.g., the multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, nucleic acid or a multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, polypeptide) or a CLL-1 binding domain includesa CLL-1 binding domain that includes:

(1) one, two, or three light chain (LC) CDRs chosen from one of thefollowing:

(i) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 156, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 169 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 182 of CLL-1-1;

(ii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 157, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 170 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 183 of CLL-1-2;

(iii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 158, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 171 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 184 of CLL-1-3;

(iv) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 159, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 172 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 185 of CLL-1-4;

(v) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 160, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 173 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 186 of CLL-1-5;

(vi) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 161, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 174 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 187 of CLL-1-6;

(vii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 162, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 175 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 188 of CLL-1-7;

(viii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 163, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 176 and LCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 189 of CLL-1-8; or

(ix) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 164, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 177 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 190 of CLL-1-9;

(x) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 165, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 178 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 191 of CLL-1-10;

(xi) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 166, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 179 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 192 of CLL-1-11;

(xii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 167, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 180 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 193 of CLL-1-12;

(xiii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 168, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 181 and LCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 194 of CLL-1-13;

(xiv) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 202, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 203 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 204 of 181286; and/or

(2) one, two, or three heavy chain (HC) CDRs from one of the following:

(i) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 117, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 130 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 143 of CLL-1-1;

(ii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 118, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 131 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 144 of CLL-1-2;

(iii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 119, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 132 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 145 of CLL-1-3;

(iv) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 120, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 133 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 146 of CLL-1-4;

(v) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 121, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 134 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 147 of CLL-1-5;

(vi) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 122, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 135 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 148 of CLL-1-6;

(vii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 123, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 136 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 149 of CLL-1-7;

(viii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 124, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 137 and HCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 150 of CLL-1-8; or

(ix) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 125, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 138 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 151 of CLL-1-9;

(x) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 126, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 139 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 152 of CLL-1-10;

(xi) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 127, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 140 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 153 of CLL-1-11;

(xii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 128, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 141 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 154 of CLL-1-12;

(xiii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 129, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 142 and HCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 155 of CLL-1-13;

(xiv) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 199, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 200 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 201 of 181286.

In certain embodiments, the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, described herein (e.g., the multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, nucleic acid or a multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, polypeptide) or a CLL-1 binding domain includesa CLL-1 binding domain that includes:

(1) one, two, or three light chain (LC) CDRs chosen from one of thefollowing:

(i) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 356, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 370 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 384 of CLL-1-1;

(ii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 357, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 371 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 385 of CLL-1-2;

(iii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 358, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 372 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 386 of CLL-1-3;

(iv) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 359, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 373 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 387 of CLL-1-4;

(v) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 360, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 374 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 388 of CLL-1-5;

(vi) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 361, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 375 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 389 of CLL-1-6;

(vii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 362, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 376 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 390 of CLL-1-7;

(viii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 363, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 377 and LCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 391 of CLL-1-8; or

(ix) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 364, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 378 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 392 of CLL-1-9;

(x) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 365, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 379 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 393 of CLL-1-10;

(xi) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 366, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 380 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 394 of CLL-1-11;

(xii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 367, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 381 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 395 of CLL-1-12;

(xiii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 368, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 382 and LCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 396 of CLL-1-13;

(xiv) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 369, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 383 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 397 of 181286; and/or

(2) one, two, or three heavy chain (HC) CDRs from one of the following:

(i) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 314, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 328 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 342 of CLL-1-1;

(ii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 315, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 329 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 343 of CLL-1-2;

(iii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 316, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 330 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 344 of CLL-1-3;

(iv) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 317, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 331 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 345 of CLL-1-4;

(v) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 318, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 332 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 346 of CLL-1-5;

(vi) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 319, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 333 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 347 of CLL-1-6;

(vii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 320, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 334 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 348 of CLL-1-7;

(viii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 321, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 335 and HCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 349 of CLL-1-8; or

(ix) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 322, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 336 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 350 of CLL-1-9;

(x) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 323, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 337 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 351 of CLL-1-10;

(xi) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 324, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 338 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 352 of CLL-1-11;

(xii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 325, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 339 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 353 of CLL-1-12;

(xiii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 326, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 340 and HCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 354 of CLL-1-13;

(xiv) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 327, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 341 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 355 of 181286.

In certain embodiments, the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, described herein (e.g., the multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, nucleic acid or a multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, polypeptide) or a CLL-1 binding domain includesa CLL-1 binding domain that includes:

(1) one, two, or three light chain (LC) CDRs chosen from one of thefollowing:

(i) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 440, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 454 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 468 of CLL-1-1;

(ii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 441, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 455 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 469 of CLL-1-2;

(iii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 442, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 456 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 470 of CLL-1-3;

(iv) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 443, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 457 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 471 of CLL-1-4;

(v) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 444, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 458 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 472 of CLL-1-5;

(vi) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 445, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 459 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 473 of CLL-1-6;

(vii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 446, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 460 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 474 of CLL-1-7;

(viii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 447, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 461 and LCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 475 of CLL-1-8; or

(ix) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 448, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 462 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 476 of CLL-1-9;

(x) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 449, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 463 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 477 of CLL-1-10;

(xi) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 450, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 464 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 478 of CLL-1-11;

(xii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 451, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 465 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 479 of CLL-1-12;

(xiii) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 452, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 466 and LCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 480 of CLL-1-13;

(xiv) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 453, LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 467 and LC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 481 of 181286; and/or

(2) one, two, or three heavy chain (HC) CDRs from one of the following:

(i) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 398, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 412 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 426 of CLL-1-1;

(ii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 399, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 413 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 427 of CLL-1-2;

(iii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 400, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 414 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 428 of CLL-1-3;

(iv) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 401, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 415 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 429 of CLL-1-4;

(v) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 402, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 416 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 430 of CLL-1-5;

(vi) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 403, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 417 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 431 of CLL-1-6;

(vii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 404, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 418 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 432 of CLL-1-7;

(viii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 405, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 419 and HCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 433 of CLL-1-8; or

(ix) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 406, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 420 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 434 of CLL-1-9;

(x) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 407, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 421 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 435 of CLL-1-10;

(xi) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 408, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 422 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 436 of CLL-1-11;

(xii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 409, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 423 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 437 of CLL-1-12;

(xiii) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 410, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 424 and HCCDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 438 of CLL-1-13;

(xiv) a HC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 411, HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO: 425 and HC CDR3of SEQ ID NO: 439 of 181286.

Exemplary anti-CLL-1 scFvs include but are not limited to CLL-1-1,CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6, CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8, CLL-1-9,CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12 and CLL-1-13. The sequences of humananti-CLL-1 scFv fragments (SEQ ID NOS: 39-51), are provided in Table 2(and the name designations are provided in Table 1).

In embodiments multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, constructs aregenerated using scFv fragments, e.g., the human scFv fragments (e.g.,SEQ ID NOs: 39-51), in combination with additional sequences, such asthose shown below.

It is noted that the scFv, VH and VL fragments described herein, e.g.,in Table 2 or in SEQ ID NOS: 39-51, 65-77 or 78-90, without a leadersequence (e.g., without the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or thenucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:12), are encompassed by the presentinvention. In other embodiments, scFv, VH and VL fragments describedherein, e.g., in Table 2 or in SEQ ID NOS: 39-51, 65-77 or 78-90, withan optional leader sequence (e.g., without the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 1 or the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:12), are alsoencompassed by the present invention.

Exemplary leader (amino acid sequence) (SEQ ID NO: 1)MALPVTALLLPLALLLHAARP Exemplary leader (nucleic acid sequence) (SEQ IDNO: 12) ATGGCCCTGCCTGTGACAGCCCTGCTGCTGCCTCTGGCTCTGCTGCTGCA TGCCGCTAGACCCGly/Ser (SEQ ID NO: 25) GGGGS Gly/Ser (SEQ ID NO: 26): This sequence mayencompass 1-6 “Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser” repeating unitsGGGGSGGGGS GGGGSGGGGS GGGGSGGGGS Gly/Ser (SEQ ID NO: 27)GGGGSGGGGS GGGGSGGGGS Gly/Ser (SEQ ID NO: 28) GGGGSGGGGS GGGGSGly/Ser (SEQ ID NO: 29) GGGS Gly/Ser (SEQ ID NO: 38): This sequence mayencompass 1-10 “Gly Gly Gly Ser” repeating unitsGGGSGGGSGG GSGGGSGGGS GGGSGGGSGG GSGGGSGGGS

II. Additional Antigen Binding Domains

In one aspect, the invention provides multispecific molecules comprisingan anti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein, and a domainthat binds one or more, e.g., a second, additional antigen(s) orepitope(s). Various additional antigens or epitopes are contemplated bythe present disclosure, and are described more fully below. In oneaspect, the additional antigen or epitope is a unique (e.g., notrecognized by the first anti-CLL-1 binding domain) epitope on CLL-1. Inone aspect, the additional antigen or epitope is an antigen of a target(e.g., a protein) other than CLL-1. In one aspect, the additionalantigen or epitope is a cancer antigen or tumor antigen. In one aspect,the additional antigen or epitope is an antigen or epitope of an immuneeffector cell, e.g., a T cell or NK cell.

a. Immune Effector Antigen Binding Domains

In one aspect, the present invention provides multispecific moleculescomprising an anti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein, andan antigen binding domain that binds an antigen or epitope of an immuneeffector cell, e.g., a T cell or NK cell. As the term is used herein, an“immune effector cell” refers to a cell that is involved in an immuneresponse, e.g., in the promotion of an immune effector response.

In one aspect the antigen or epitope of an immune effector cell is anepitope of a T cell. In one aspect the antigen is CD3.

Various anti-CD3 binding domains known in the art are suitable for usein a multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific antibody orantibody-like molecule, comprising an anti-CLL-1 binding domaindescribed herein. Anti-CD3 binding domains that may be incorporated intothe multispecific constructs of the present invention include thosedescribed in, for example, US2015/011825, WO2010/037835, WO2015/026894,WO2015/026892, US2014/0302064, U.S. Pat. No. 9,029,508, US2015/0118252,WO2014/051433 and WO2010/037835, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety.

Exemplary anti-CD3 binding domains are provided in Table 26.

TABLE 26 Sequences of VL and VH domains of anti-CD3 binding domains. SEQBinding ID Domain Chain Sequence NO: CD3-1 VHQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRG 1200YTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTT LTVSS VLQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVP 1201AHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEIN CD3-2 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPKGSLKLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNN 1202YATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSQSILYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY WGQGTLVTVSA VLQAVVTQESALTTSPGETVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPDHLFTGLIGGTNKRAP 1203GVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQTEDEAIYFCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-3 VHQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTSYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSSG 1204YTKYNQKFKDKATLTADKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARWQDYDVYFDYWGQGT TLTVSS VLQIVLSQSPAILSASPGEKVTMTCRASSSVSYMHWYQQKPGSSPKPWIYATSNLASGVP 1205ARFSGSGSGTSYSLTISRVEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPPTFGGGTKLETK CD3-5 VHQVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRG 1206YTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTT LTVSS VLQIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCRASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKVASGVP 1207YRFSGSGSGTSYSLTISSMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPLTFGSGTKLEIN CD3-6 VHQVQLVQSGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGKGLEWIGYINPSRGY 1208TNYNQKVKDRFTISRDNSKNTAFLQMDSLRPEDTGVYFCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTP VTVSS VLDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASSSVSYMNWYQQTPGKAPKRWIYDTSKLASGVP 1209SRFSGSGSGTDYTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGQGTKLQIT CD3-7 VHQVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFKFSGYGMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAVIWYDG 1210SKKYYVDSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARQMGYWHFDLWGRGT LVTVSS VLEIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCRASQSVSSYLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYDASNRATGIPA 1211RFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAVYYCQQRSNWPPLTFGGGTKVEIK CD3-8 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIRSKYNN 1212YATYYADSVKDRFISRDDSKNSLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYW GQGTLVTVSS VLQAVVTQEPSLIVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTNKRA 1213PWTPARFSGSLLGGKAALIGAQAEDEADYYCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-9 VHDIKLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKTSGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGY 1214TNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTTL TVSS VLDIQLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCRASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKVASGV 1215PYRFSGSGSGTSYSLISSMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPLTFGAGTKLELK CD3-10 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYN 1216NYATYYADSVKDRFISRDDSKNSLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY WGQGTLVTVSS VLQAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLICRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTNKRA 1217PWTPARFSGSLLGGKAALIGAQAEDEADYYCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-11 VHEVKLLESGGGLVQPKGSLKLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNN 1218YATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSQSILYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY WGQGTLVTVSA VLQAVVTQESALTTSPGETVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPDHLFTGLIGGTNKRAP 1219GVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQTEDEAIYFCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-12 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCAASGFTFNSYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNN 1220YATYYADSVKGRFTISRDDSKNTAYLQMNNLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWWAY WGQGTLVTVSS VLQTVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCGSSTGAVTSGNYPNWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTKFLAP 1221GTPQRFSGSLLGGKAALTLSGVQPEDEAEYYCVLWYSNRWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-13 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLKLSCAASGFTFNKYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYN 1222NYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKNTAYLQMNNLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYISYWAY WGQGTLVTVSSVL QTVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCGSSTGAVTSGNYPNWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTKFLAP 1223GTPARFSGSLLGGKAALTLSGVQPEDEAEYYCVLWYSNRWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-14 VHQVQLVQSGAEVKKPGASVKVSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGQGLEWMGYINPSR 1224GYTNYNQKFKDRVTMTTDTSISTAYMELSRLRSDDTAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQG TLVTVSS VLEIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYDTSKLASGVPAH 1225FRGSGSGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAVYYCQQWSSNPFTFGQGTKVEIK CD3-15 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSRIRSKYNN 1226YATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARHGNFGNSYVSWFAY WGQGTMVTVSS VLQAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTNKRA 1227PGTPARFSGSLLGGKAALTLSGVQPEDEAEYYCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-19 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIRSKYN 1228NYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSKNSLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY WGQGTLVTVSSVL QAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPGQAPRGLIGGTNKRAP 1229WTPARFSGSLLGGKAALTITGAQAEDEADYYCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-21 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIRSKYN 1230NYATYYADSVKGRFTISRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAY WGQGTLVTVSSVL QAVVTQEPSLIVSPGGTVTLTCGSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTNKRA 1231PGVPARFSGSLLGGKAALTLSGAQPEDEAEYYCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-22 VHEVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIRSKYNN 1232YATYYADSVKGRFTISRDDSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGDSYVSWFAY WGQGTLVTVSS VLQAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCGSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGKSPRGLIGGTNKRAP 1233GVPARFSGSLLGGKAALTISGAQPEDEADYYCALWYSNHWVFGGGTKLTVL CD3-23 VHQVQLVQSGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGKGLEWIGYINPSRGY 1234TNYNQKVKDRFTISRDNSKNTAFLQMDSLRPEDTGVYFCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQGTP VTVSS VLDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASSSVSYMNWYQQTPGKAPKRWIYDTSKLASGVP 1235SRFSGSGSGTDYTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGQGT CD3-24 VHQVQLVQSGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGKGLEWIGYINPSRGY 1236TNYNQKVKDRFTISRDNSKNTAFLQMDSLRPEDTGVYFCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTP VTVSS VLDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASSSVSYMNWYQQTPGKAPKRWIYDTSKLASGVP 1237SRFSGSGSGTDYTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGQGT CD3-25 VHQVQLVQSGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGKGLEWIGYINPSRGY 1236TNYNQKVKDRFTISRDNSKNTAFLQMDSLRPEDTGVYFCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTP VTVSS VLDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASSSVSYMNWYQQTPGKAPKRWIYDTSKLASGVP 1209SRFSGSGSGTDYTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGQGTKLQIT

TABLE 27HCDR and LCDR sequences of anti-CD3 binding domains (CDR1, CDR2 andCDR3 associated with a VH chain refer to HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3, respectively (alsoreferred to herein as HC CDR1, HC CDR2 and HC CDR3, respectively); CDR1, CDR2 andCDR3 associated with a VL chain refer to LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3, respectively (alsoreferred to herein as LC CDR1, LC CDR2 and LC CDR3, respectively)), according to theKabat numbering scheme (Kabat et al. (1991), “Sequences of Proteins of ImmunologicalInterest,” 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD).Binding SEQ ID SEQ ID SEQ ID Domain Chain CDR1 NO: CDR2 NO: CDR3 NO:CD3-1 VH RYTMH 1700 YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1738 YYDDHYCLDY 1776 VL SASSSVSYMN1701 DTSKLAS 1739 QQWSSNPFT 1777 CD3-2 VH TYAMN 1702 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK1740 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1778 D VL RSSTGAVTTSN 1703 GTNKRAP 1741 ALWYSNLWV1779 YAN CD3-3 VH SYTMH 1704 YINPSSGYTKYNQKFKD 1742 WQDYDVYFDY 1780 VLRASSSVSYMH 1705 ATSNLAS 1743 QQWSSNPPT 1781 CD3-5 VH RYTMH 1706YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1744 YYDDHYCLDY 1782 VL RASSSVSYMN 1707 DTSKVAS 1745QQWSSNPLT 1783 CD3-6 VH RYTMH 1708 YINPSRGYTNYNQKVKD 1746 YYDDHYCLDY1784 VL SASSSVSYMN 1709 DTSKLAS 1747 QQWSSNPFT 1785 CD3-7 VH GYGMH 1710VIWYDGSKKYYVDSVKG 1748 QMGYWHFDL 1786 VL RASQSVSSYLA 1711 DASNRAT 1749QQRSNWPPLT 1787 CD3-8 VH TYAMN 1712 RIRSKYNNYATYYAD 1750 VRHGNFGNSYVSWF1788 AY VL RSSTGAVTTSN 1713 GTNKRAP 1751 ALWYSNLWV 1789 YAN CD3-9 VHRYTMH 1714 YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1752 YYDDHYCLDY 1790 VL RASSSVSYMN 1715DTSKVAS 1753 QQWSSNPLT 1791 CD3-10 VH TYAMN 1716 RIRSKYNNYATYYAD 1754VRHGNFGNSYVSWF 1792 AY VL RSSTGAVTTSN 1717 GTNKRAP 1755 ALWYSNLWV 1793YAN CD3-11 VH TYAMN 1718 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK 1756 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1794 DVL RSSTGAVTTSN 1719 GTNKRAP 1757 ALWYSNLWV 1795 YAN CD3-12 VH SYAMN 1720RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK 1758 HGNFGNSYVSWWA 1796 G Y VL GSSTGAVTSGN 1721GTKFLAP 1759 VLWYSNRWV 1797 YPN CD3-13 VH KYAMN 1722 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK1760 HGNFGNSYISYWAY 1798 D VL GSSTGAVTSGN 1723 GTKFLAP 1761 VLWYSNRWV1799 YPN CD3-14 VH RYTMH 1724 YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1762 YYDDHYCLDY 1800 VLSASSSVSYMN 1725 DTSKLAS 1763 QQWSSNPFT 1801 CD3-15 VH TYAMN 1726RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK 1764 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1802 D VL RSSTGAVTTSN 1727GTNKRAP 1765 ALWYSNLWV 1803 YAN CD3-19 VH TYAMN 1728 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK1766 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1804 D VL RSSTGAVTTSN 1729 GTNKRAP 1767 ALWYSNLWV1805 YAN CD3-21 VH TYAMN 1730 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK 1768 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY1806 G VL GSSTGAVTTSN 1731 GTNKRAP 1769 ALWYSNLWV 1807 YAN CD3-22 VHTYAMN 1732 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSVK 1770 HGNFGDSYVSWFAY 1808 G VL GSSTGAVTTSN1733 GTNKRAP 1771 ALWYSNHWV 1809 YAN CD3-23 VH RYTMH 1734YINPSRGYTNYNQKVKD 1772 YYDDHYCLDY 1810 VL SASSSVSYMN 1735 DTSKLAS 1773QQWSSNPFT 1811 CD3-24 VH RYTMH 1736 YINPSRGYTNYNQKVKD 1774 YYDDHYSLDY1812 VL SASSSVSYMN 1737 DTSKLAS 1775 QQWSSNPFT 1813

TABLE 28HCDR and LCDR sequences of anti-CD3 binding domains (CDR1, CDR2 andCDR3 associated with a VH chain refer to HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3, respectively (alsoreferred to herein as HC CDR1, HC CDR2 and HC CDR3, respectively); CDR1, CDR2 andCDR3 associated with a VL chain refer to LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3, respectively (alsoreferred to herein as LC CDR1, LC CDR2 and LC CDR3, respectively)), according to theChothia numbering scheme (Al-Lazikani et al., (1997) JMB 273,927-948).Binding SEQ ID SEQ ID SEQ ID Domain Chain CDR1 NO: CDR2 NO: CDR3 NO:CD3-1 VH GYTFTRY 1500 NPSRGY 1538 YYDDHYCLDY 1576 VL SSSVSY 1501 DTS1539 WSSNPF 1577 CD3-2 VH GFTFNTY 1502 RSKYNNYA 1540 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1578VL STGAVTTSNY 1503 GTN 1541 WYSNLW 1579 CD3-3 VH GYTFTSY 1504 NPSSGY1542 WQDYDVYFDY 1580 VL SSSVSY 1505 ATS 1543 WSSNPP 1581 CD3-5 VHGYTFTRY 1506 NPSRGY 1544 YYDDHYCLDY 1582 VL SSSVSY 1507 DTS 1545 WSSNPL1583 CD3-6 VH GYTFTRY 1508 NPSRGY 1546 YYDDHYCLDY 1584 VL SSSVSY 1509DTS 1547 WSSNPF 1585 CD3-7 VH GFKFSGY 1510 WYDGSK 1548 QMGYWHFDL 1586 VLSQSVSSY 1511 DAS 1549 RSNWPPL 1587 CD3-8 VH GFTFSTY 1512 RSKYNNYAT 1550HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1588 VL STGAVTTSNY 1513 GTN 1551 WYSNLW 1589 CD3-9 VHGYTFTRY 1514 NPSRGY 1552 YYDDHYCLDY 1590 VL SSSVSY 1515 DTS 1553 WSSNPL1591 CD3-10 VH GFTFNTY 1516 RSKYNNYAT 1554 HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1592 VLSTGAVTTSNY 1517 GTN 1555 WYSNLW 1593 CD3-11 VH GFTFNTY 1518 RSKYNNYA1556 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1594 VL STGAVTTSNY 1519 GTN 1557 WYSNLW 1595 CD3-12VH GFTFNSY 1520 RSKYNNYA 1558 HGNFGNSYVSWWAY 1596 VL STGAVTSGNY 1521 GTK1559 WYSNRW 1597 CD3-13 VH GFTFNKY 1522 RSKYNNYA 1560 HGNFGNSYISYWAY1598 VL STGAVTSGNY 1523 GTK 1561 WYSNRW 1599 CD3-14 VH GYTFTRY 1524NPSRGY 1562 YYDDHYCLDY 1600 VL SSSVSY 1525 DTS 1563 WSSNPF 1601 CD3-15VH GFTFSTY 1526 RSKYNNYA 1564 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1602 VL STGAVTTSNY 1527 GTN1565 WYSNLW 1603 CD3-19 VH GFTFNTY 1528 RSKYNNYA 1566 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY1604 VL STGAVTTSNY 1529 GTN 1567 WYSNLW 1605 CD3-21 VH GFTFNTY 1530RSKYNNYA 1568 HGNFGNSYVSWFAY 1606 VL STGAVTTSNY 1531 GTN 1569 WYSNLW1607 CD3-22 VH GFTFSTY 1532 RSKYNNYA 1570 HGNFGDSYVSWFAY 1608 VLSTGAVTTSNY 1533 GTN 1571 WYSNHW 1609 CD3-23 VH GYTFTRY 1534 NPSRGY 1572YYDDHYCLDY 1610 VL SSSVSY 1535 DTS 1573 WSSNPF 1611 CD3-24 VH GYTFTRY1536 NPSRGY 1574 YYDDHYSLDY 1612 VL SSSVSY 1537 DTS 1575 WSSNPF 1613

TABLE 29HCDR and LCDR sequences of anti-CD3 binding domains (CDR1, CDR2 andCDR3 associated with a VH chain refer to HCDR1, HCDR2 and HCDR3, respectively (alsoreferred to herein as HC CDR1, HC CDR2 and HC CDR3, respectively); CDR1, CDR2 andCDR3 associated with a VL chain refer to LCDR1, LCDR2 and LCDR3, respectively (alsoreferred to herein as LC CDR1, LC CDR2 and LC CDR3, respectively)), according to acombination of the Kabat numbering scheme (Kabat et al. (1991), “Sequences of Proteins ofImmunological Interest,” 5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health,Bethesda, MD) and the Chothia numbering scheme (Al-Lazikani et al., (1997) IMB 273,927-948). SEQ Binding ID SEQ ID SEQ ID Domain Chain CDR1 NO: CDR2 NO: CDR3NO: CD3-1 VH GYTFTRYTMH 1300 YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1338 YYDDHYCLDY 1376 VLSASSSVSYMN 1301 DISKLAS 1339 QQWSSNPFT 1377 CD3-2 VH GFTFNTYAMN 1302RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1340 HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1378 KD Y VL RSSTGAVTTSNY 1303GTNKRAP 1341 ALWYSNLWV 1379 AN CD3-3 VH GYTFTSYTMH 1304YINPSSGYTKYNQKFKD 1342 WQDYDVYFDY 1380 VL RASSSVSYMH 1305 ATSNLAS 1343QQWSSNPPT 1381 CD3-5 VH GYTFTRYTMH 1306 YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1344YYDDHYCLDY 1382 VL RASSSVSYMN 1307 DTSKVAS 1345 QQWSSNPLT 1383 CD3-6 VHGYTFTRYTMH 1308 YINPSRGYTNYNQKVKD 1346 YYDDHYCLDY 1384 VL SASSSVSYMN1309 DTSKLAS 1347 QQWSSNPFT 1385 CD3-7 VH GFKFSGYGMH 1310VIWYDGSKKYYVDSVKG 1348 QMGYWHFDL 1386 VL RASQSVSSYLA 1311 DASNRAT 1349QQRSNWPPLT 1387 CD3-8 VH GFTFSTYAMN 1312 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1350HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1388 K Y VL RSSTGAVTTSNY 1313 GTNKRAP 1351 ALWYSNLWV 1389AN CD3-9 VH GYTFTRYTMH 1314 YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1352 YYDDHYCLDY 1390 VLRASSSVSYMN 1315 DTSKVAS 1353 QQWSSNPLT 1391 CD3-10 VH GFTFNTYAMN 1316RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1354 HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1392 K Y VL RSSTGAVTTSNY 1317GTNKRAP 1355 ALWYSNLWV 1393 AN CD3-11 VH GFTFNTYAMN 1318RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1356 HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1394 KD Y VL RSSTGAVTTSNY 1319GTNKRAP 1357 ALWYSNLWV 1395 AN CD3-12 VH GFTFNSYAMN 1320RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1358 HGNFGNSYVSWW 1396 KG AY VL GSSTGAVTSGNY 1321GTKFLAP 1359 VLWYSNRWV 1397 PN CD3-13 VH GFTFNKYAMN 1322RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1360 HGNFGNSYISYWA 1398 KD Y VL GSSTGAVTSGNY 1323GTKFLAP 1361 VLWYSNRWV 1399 PN CD3-14 VH GYTFTRYTMH 1324YINPSRGYTNYNQKFKD 1362 YYDDHYCLDY 1400 VL SASSSVSYMN 1325 DTSKLAS 1363QQWSSNPFT 1401 CD3-15 VH GFTFSTYAMN 1326 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1364HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1402 KD Y VL RSSTGAVTTSNY 1327 GTNKRAP 1365 ALWYSNLWV 1403AN CD3-19 VH GFTFNTYAMN 1328 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1366 HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1404KD Y VL RSSTGAVTTSNY 1329 GTNKRAP 1367 ALWYSNLWV 1405 AN CD3-21 VHGFTFNTYAMN 1330 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1368 HGNFGNSYVSWFA 1406 KG Y VLGSSTGAVTTSNY 1331 GTNKRAP 1369 ALWYSNLWV 1407 AN CD3-22 VH GFTFSTYAMN1332 RIRSKYNNYATYYADSV 1370 HGNFGDSYVSWFA 1408 KG Y VL GSSTGAVTTSNY 1333GTNKRAP 1371 ALWYSNHWV 1409 AN CD3-23 VH GYTFTRYTMH 1334YINPSRGYTNYNQKVKD 1372 YYDDHYCLDY 1410 VL SASSSVSYMN 1335 DTSKLAS 1373QQWSSNPFT 1411 CD3-24 VH GYTFTRYTMH 1336 YINPSRGYTNYNQKVKD 1374YYDDHYSLDY 1412 VL SASSSVSYMN 1337 DTSKLAS 1375 QQWSSNPFT 1413

In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises the VL of SEQ IDNO: [1900] (QVQLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWG QGTTLTVSS) andthe VH of SEQ ID NO: [1901]

(QIVLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCSASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPAHFRGSGSGTSYSLTISGMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGSGTKLEIN). In one aspect, theanti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least 75%, at least80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:[1900] and a VH having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, atleast 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or atleast 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: [1901]. In one aspect, theanti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acidsubstitutions relative to the amino acids of SEQ ID NO: [1900], and a VHhaving at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50,60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acid substitutions relative to the aminoacids of SEQ ID NO: [1901].

In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises the VL of SEQ IDNO: [1902] (DIQLTQSPAIMSASPGEKVTMTCRASSSVSYMNWYQQKSGTSPKRWIYDTSKVASGVPYRFSGSGSGTSYSLISSMEAEDAATYYCQQWSSNPLTFGAGTKLELK) and the VH of SEQ IDNO: [1903]

(DIKLQQSGAELARPGASVKMSCKTSGYTFTRYTMHWVKQRPGQGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKFKDKATLTTDKSSSTAYMQLSSLTSEDSAVYYCARYYDDHYCLDYWGQ GTTLTVSS). Inone aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence identity toSEQ ID NO: [1902] and a VH having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least98%, or at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: [1903]. In oneaspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100amino acid substitutions relative to the amino acids of SEQ ID NO:[1902], and a VH having at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, butno more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acid substitutions relativeto the amino acids of SEQ ID NO: [1903].

In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises the VL of SEQ IDNO: [1904] (QAVVTQESALTTSPGETVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQEKPDHLFTGLIGGTNKRAPGVPARFSGSLIGDKAALTITGAQTEDEAIYFCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL) and the VH of SEQID NO: [1905]

(EVQLVESGGGLVQPKGSLKLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFTISRDDSQSILYLQMNNLKTEDTAMYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSWFAYWGQGTLVTVSA). In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises aVL having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, atleast 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: [1904] and a VH having at least 75%, atleast 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:[1905]. In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL havingat least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50, 60, 70,80, 90 or 100 amino acid substitutions relative to the amino acids ofSEQ ID NO: [1904], and a VH having at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,or 10, but no more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acidsubstitutions relative to the amino acids of SEQ ID NO: [1905].

In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises the VL of SEQ IDNO: [1906] (QAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTNKRAPWTPARFSGSLLGGKAALIGAQAEDEADYYCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL) and the VH of SEQID NO: [1907]

(EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVGRIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFISRDDSKNSLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSW FAYWGQGTLVTVSS).In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having atleast 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, atleast 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence identityto SEQ ID NO: [1906] and a VH having at least 75%, at least 80%, atleast 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, or at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: [1907]. Inone aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or100 amino acid substitutions relative to the amino acids of SEQ ID NO:[1906], and a VH having at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, butno more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acid substitutions relativeto the amino acids of SEQ ID NO: [1907].

In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises the VL of SEQ IDNO: [1908] (QAVVTQEPSLTVSPGGTVTLTCRSSTGAVTTSNYANWVQQKPGQAPRGLIGGTNKRAPWTPARFSGSLLGGKAALIGAQAEDEADYYCALWYSNLWVFGGGTKLTVL) and the VH of SEQID NO: [1909]

(EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFNTYAMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVARIRSKYNNYATYYADSVKDRFISRDDSKNSLYLQMNSLKTEDTAVYYCVRHGNFGNSYVSW FAYWGQGTLVTVSS).In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having atleast 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, atleast 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence identityto SEQ ID NO: [1908] and a VH having at least 75%, at least 80%, atleast 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, atleast 98%, or at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: [1909]. Inone aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or100 amino acid substitutions relative to the amino acids of SEQ ID NO:[1908], and a VH having at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, butno more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acid substitutions relativeto the amino acids of SEQ ID NO: [1909].

In one aspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises the VL of SEQ IDNO: [1910] (DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSR FSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPTFGQGTKVEIK) and the VH of SEQ IDNO: [1911]

(QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFRSYGMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAIIWYSG SK

KNYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARGTGYNWFDPWGQGT LV TVSS). In oneaspect, the anti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least 75%,at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, atleast 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:[1910] and a VH having at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, atleast 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or atleast 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: [1911]. In one aspect, theanti-CD3 binding domain comprises a VL having at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acidsubstitutions relative to the amino acids of SEQ ID NO: [1910], and a VHhaving at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, but no more than 50,60, 70, 80, 90 or 100 amino acid substitutions relative to the aminoacids of SEQ ID NO: [1911].

Virtually any other T cell antigen or epitope is useful in the presentinvention. By way of example, the T cell antigen or epitope may be animmune costimulatory molecule (or epitope thereof). As the terms is usedherein, an “immune costimulatory molecule” or “costimulatory molecule”(used interchangeably herein) refer to the cognate binding partner on aT cell that specifically binds with a costimulatory ligand, therebymediating a costimulatory response by the T cell, such as, but notlimited to, proliferation. Costimulatory molecules are cell surfacemolecules other than antigen receptors or their ligands that arerequired for an efficient immune response. Costimulatory moleculesinclude, but are not limited to an MHC class I molecule, TNF receptorproteins, Immunoglobulin-like proteins, cytokine receptors, integrins,signalling lymphocytic activation molecules (SLAM proteins), activatingNK cell receptors, BTLA, Toll ligand receptor, OX40, CD2, CD7, CD27,CD28, CD30, CD40, CD47, CDS, ICAM-1, LFA-1 (CD1 1a/CD18), 4-1BB (CD137),B7-H3, CDS, ICAM-1, ICOS (CD278), GITR, BAFFR, LIGHT, HVEM (LIGHTR),KIRDS2, SLAMF7, NKp80 (KLRF1), NKp44, NKp30, NKp46, CD19, CD4, CD8alpha,CD8beta, IL2R beta, IL2R gamma, IL7R alpha, ITGA4, VLA1, CD49a, ITGA4,IA4, CD49D, ITGA6, VLA-6, CD49f, ITGAD, CD11d, ITGAE, CD103, ITGAL,CD11a, LFA-1, ITGAM, CD11b, ITGAX, CD11c, ITGB1, CD29, ITGB2, CD18,LFA-1, ITGB7, NKG2D, NKG2C, TNFR2, TRANCE/RANKL, DNAM1 (CD226), SLAMF4(CD244, 2B4), CD84, CD96 (Tactile), CEACAM1, CRTAM, Ly9 (CD229), CD160(BY55), PSGL1, CD100 (SEMA4D), CD69, SLAMF6 (NTB-A, Ly108), SLAM(SLAMF1, CD150, IPO-3), BLAME (SLAMF8), SELPLG (CD162), TLR7, LTBR, LAT,GADS, SLP-76, PAG/Cbp, CD19a, and a ligand that specifically binds withCD83.

By way of example, the T cell antigen or epitope may be an immuneinhibitory molecule, e.g., a checkpoint protein. As the term is usedherein, an “immune inhibitory molecule” refers to a molecule expressedon the surface of a cell that, when bound by its cognate bindingpartner, serves causes a reduction in an immune response. Examples ofimmune inhibitory (e.g., checkpoint) molecules include PD1, PD-L1,PD-L2, CTLA4, TIM3, CEACAM (e.g., CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3 and/or CEACAM-5),LAG3, VISTA, BTLA, TIGIT, LAIR1, CD160, 2B4, CD80, CD86, B7-H3 (CD276),B7-H4 (VTCN1), HVEM (TNFRSF14 or CD270), KIR, A2aR, MHC class I, MHCclass II, GALS, adenosine, and TGFR beta.

In another aspect of the invention, the antigen or epitope of an immuneeffector cell is an epitope of a NK cell. In one aspect the antigen isCD16 (Fc Receptor gamma III). Any anti-CD16 binding domain, includingthose known in the art, may be useful in the multispecific molecules ofthe present invention. In embodiments, the anti-CD16 binding domaincomprises an anti-CD16 binding domain described in, for example,WO2005/0089519 or US2015/0218275, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety. In one aspect the antigenis CD64 (Fc Receptor gamma I). Any anti-CD64 binding domain, includingthose known in the art, may be useful in the multispecific molecules ofthe present invention. In embodiments, the anti-CD64 binding domaincomprises an anti-CD64 binding domain described in, for example,WO2006/002438, the contents of which is hereby incorporated by referencein its entirety.

b. Cancer Cell Antigen Binding Domains

In one aspect, the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule,e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, ischaracterized by a first anti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., comprises ascFv as described herein, e.g., as described in Table 2, or comprisesthe light chain CDRs and/or heavy chain CDRs from a CLL-1 scFv describedherein, and a second antigen binding domain that has binding specificityfor a cancer antigen, e.g., a cancer antigen expressed on a cell thatalso expresses CLL-1. In some aspects the second antigen binding domainhas specificity for an antigen expressed on AML cells, e.g., an antigenother than CLL-1. In some aspects the second antigen binding domain hasbinding specificity for an antigen expressed on multiple myeloma (MM)cells. For example, the second antigen binding domain has bindingspecificity for CD123. As another example, the second antigen bindingdomain has binding specificity for CD33. As another example, the secondantigen binding domain has binding specificity for CD34. As anotherexample, the second antigen binding domain has binding specificity forFLT3. For example, the second antigen binding domain has bindingspecificity for folate receptor beta. As another example, the secondantigen binding domain has binding specificity for BCMA. In someaspects, the second antigen binding domain has binding specificity foran antigen expressed on B-cells, for example, CD10, CD19, CD20, CD22,CD34, CD123, FLT-3, ROR1, CD79b, CD179b, or CD79a.

III. Formats for Multispecific Molecules

In some aspects a multispecific molecule is a bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule. In some aspects, the bispecificantibody or antibody-like molecule may be multivalent, e.g., bivalent,with respect to one antigen and monovalent with respect to the otherantigen. An exemplary bispecific antibody molecule or bispecificantibody-like molecule is characterized by a first antigen bindingdomain (e.g., comprising a first VL disposed on a first polypeptide anda first VH disposed on a second polypeptide) which has bindingspecificity for a first antigen or epitope (e.g., CLL-1) and a secondantigen binding domain (e.g., comprising a second VL disposed on a thirdpolypeptide and a second VH disposed on a fourth polypeptide) that hasbinding specificity for a second epitope (e.g., an epitope of an immuneeffector cell or of a tumor or malignant cell, e.g., as describedherein). In embodiments the first and second epitopes are on the sameantigen, e.g., the same protein (or subunit of a multimeric protein). Inembodiments the first and second epitopes overlap. In embodiments thefirst and second epitopes do not overlap. In embodiments the first andsecond epitopes are on different antigens, e.g., different proteins (ordifferent subunits of a multimeric protein). In embodiments a bispecificantibody molecule or bispecific antibody-like molecule comprises a heavychain variable domain sequence and a light chain variable domainsequence which have binding specificity for a first epitope or antigen,and a heavy chain variable domain sequence and a light chain variabledomain sequence which have binding specificity for a second epitope orantigen. In embodiments a bispecific antibody molecule or antibody-likemolecule comprises a half antibody having binding specificity for afirst epitope or antigen, and a half antibody having binding specificityfor a second epitope or antigen. In an embodiment a bispecific antibodymolecule or antibody-like molecule comprises a half antibody, orfragment thereof, having binding specificity for a first epitope orantigen, and a half antibody, or fragment thereof, having bindingspecificity for a second epitope or antigen. In embodiments a bispecificantibody molecule or bispecific antibody-like molecule comprises a scFv,or fragment thereof, having binding specificity for a first epitope orantigen and a scFv, or fragment thereof, have binding specificity for asecond epitope or antigen.

In certain embodiments, the antibody or antibody-like molecule is amultispecific (e.g., a bispecific or a trispecific) antibody orantibody-like molecule. Protocols for generating bispecific orheterodimeric antibody or antibody-like molecules are known in the art;including but not limited to, for example, the “knob in a hole” approachdescribed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,731,168; the electrostatic steeringFc pairing as described in, e.g., WO 09/089004, WO 06/106905 and WO2010/129304; Strand Exchange Engineered Domains (SEED) heterodimerformation as described in, e.g., WO 07/110205; Fab arm exchange asdescribed in, e.g., WO 08/119353, WO 2011/131746, and WO 2013/060867;double antibody conjugate, e.g., by antibody cross-linking to generate abi-specific structure using a heterobifunctional reagent having anamine-reactive group and a sulfhydryl reactive group as described in,e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,433,059; bispecific antibody or antibody-likemolecule determinants generated by recombining half antibodies(heavy-light chain pairs or Fabs) from different antibodies orantibody-like molecules through cycle of reduction and oxidation ofdisulfide bonds between the two heavy chains, as described in, e.g.,U.S. Pat. No. 4,444,878; trifunctional antibodies, e.g., three Fab′fragments cross-linked through sulfhydryl reactive groups, as describedin, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,273,743; biosynthetic binding proteins, e.g.,pair of scFvs cross-linked through C-terminal tails preferably throughdisulfide or amine-reactive chemical cross-linking, as described in,e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,534,254; bifunctional antibodies, e.g., Fabfragments with different binding specificities dimerized through leucinezippers (e.g., c-fos and c-jun) that have replaced the constant domain,as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,582,996; bispecific andoligospecific mono- and oligovalent receptors, e.g., VH-CH1 regions oftwo antibodies (two Fab fragments) linked through a polypeptide spacerbetween the CH1 region of one antibody and the VH region of the otherantibody typically with associated light chains, as described in, e.g.,U.S. Pat. No. 5,591,828; bispecific DNA-antibody conjugates, e.g.,crosslinking of antibodies or Fab fragments through a double strandedpiece of DNA, as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,635,602; bispecificfusion proteins, e.g., an expression construct containing two scFvs witha hydrophilic helical peptide linker between them and a full constantregion, as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,637,481; multivalent andmultispecific binding proteins, e.g., dimer of polypeptides having firstdomain with binding region of Ig heavy chain variable region, and seconddomain with binding region of Ig light chain variable region, generallytermed diabodies (higher order structures are also encompassed creatingfor bispecific, trispecific, or tetraspecific molecules, as describedin, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,242; minibody constructs with linked VLand VH chains further connected with peptide spacers to an antibodyhinge region and CH3 region, which can be dimerized to formbispecific/multivalent molecules, as described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.5,837,821; VH and VL domains linked with a short peptide linker (e.g., 5or 10 amino acids) or no linker at all in either orientation, which canform dimers to form bispecific diabodies; trimers and tetramers, asdescribed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,844,094; String of VH domains (or VLdomains in family members) connected by peptide linkages withcrosslinkable groups at the C-terminus further associated with VLdomains to form a series of FVs (or scFvs), as described in, e.g., U.S.Pat. No. 5,864,019; VL and VH domains, scFvs, or Fabs wherein one of theantigens is bound monovalently and one of the antigens is boundbivalently, optionally comprising heterodimeric Fc regions, as describedin, e.g., WO2011/028952; and single chain binding polypeptides with botha VH and a VL domain linked through a peptide linker are combined intomultivalent structures through non-covalent or chemical crosslinking toform, e.g., homobivalent, heterobivalent, trivalent, and tetravalentstructures using both scFv or diabody type format, as described in,e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,869,620. Additional exemplary multispecific andbispecific molecules and methods of making the same are found, forexample, in U.S. Pat. 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The contents of theabove-referenced applications are incorporated herein by reference intheir entireties. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the anti-CLL-1multispecific molecules of the present invention comprises an anti-CLL-1binding domain in any one of the multispecific or bispecific formatsknown in the art and described above. Additional formats contemplatedherein are described in more detail below.

Within each antibody or antibody fragment (e.g., scFv) of a bispecificantibody or antibody-like molecule, the VH can be upstream or downstreamof the VL. In some embodiments, the upstream antibody or antibodyfragment (e.g., scFv) is arranged with its VH (VH₁) upstream of its VL(VL₁) and the downstream antibody or antibody fragment (e.g., scFv) isarranged with its VL (VL₂) upstream of its VH (VH₂), such that theoverall bispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule has thearrangement VH₁-VL₁-VL₂-VH₂. In other embodiments, the upstream antibodyor antibody fragment (e.g., scFv) is arranged with its VL (VL₁) upstreamof its VH (VH₁) and the downstream antibody or antibody fragment (e.g.,scFv) is arranged with its VH (VH₂) upstream of its VL (VL₂), such thatthe overall bispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule has thearrangement VL₁-VH₁-VH₂-VL₂. Optionally, a linker is disposed betweenthe two antibodies or antibody fragments (e.g., scFvs), e.g., betweenVL₁ and VL₂ if the construct is arranged as VH₁-VL₁-VL₂-VH₂, or betweenVH₁and VH₂ if the construct is arranged as VL₁-VH₁-VH₂-VL₂. The linkermay be a linker as described herein, e.g., a (Gly₄-Ser)n linker, whereinn is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, preferably 4 (SEQ ID NO: 26). In general, thelinker between the two scFvs should be long enough to avoid mispairingbetween the domains of the two scFvs. Optionally, a linker is disposedbetween the VL and VH of the first scFv. Optionally, a linker isdisposed between the VL and VH of the second scFv. In constructs thathave multiple linkers, any two or more of the linkers can be the same ordifferent. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the anti-CLL-1 bispecificmolecule of the present invention comprises VLs, VHs, (e.g., VLs and/orVHs from any of the anti-CLL-1 binding domains described herein) andoptionally one or more linkers in an arrangement as described herein,together with, for example, VLs, VHs targeting a second epitope orantigen (e.g., a second epitope or antigen described herein, e.g., CD3or CD16).

The present invention includes multispecific molecules, comprising ananti-CLL-1 binding domain, of various formats. Preferred formats for themultispecific molecules of the present invention are described in moredetail below.

Format 1: Dualbody

In one aspect, the present invention includes a multispecific moleculecomprising a first heavy chain and a first light chain that togethercomprise a first antigen binding domain, and a second heavy chain and asecond light chain that together comprise a second antigen bindingdomain. In an aspect, the dualbody is formed from a half antibody havingspecificity for a first antigen or epitope and a half antibody havespecificity for a second antigen or epitope.

This molecule comprises a first polypeptide comprising a VL, andoptionally a CL, and a second polypeptide comprising a VH, CH1, hinge,CH2 and CH3 domain, wherein the first and second polypeptide comprise afirst antigen binding domain; and a third polypeptide comprising a VL,and optionally a CL, a fourth polypeptide comprising a VH, CH1, hinge,CH2 and CH3 domain, wherein the third and fourth polypeptides comprise asecond antigen binding domain. In one embodiment the dualbody comprises(preferably from N-terminus to C-terminus; numbers following the domainname refer to, e.g., a first (“1” or “−1”) or second (“2” or “−2”) copyor version of that domain in the dualbody)):

Polypeptide 1: VL1-CL1

Polypeptide 2: VH1-CH1-1-hinge1-CH2-1-CH3-1

Polypeptide 3: VL2-CL2

Polypeptide 4: VH2-CH1-2-hinge2-CH2-2-CH3-2

In embodiments, the CL1 and CL2 domains are derived from the sameantibody type or class e.g., comprise the same sequence. In otherembodiments, the CL1 and CL2 domains are derived from different antibodyor chain types or classes and/or comprise different sequences, forexample CL1 may be derived from a lambda antibody and CL2 may be derivedfrom a kappa antibody chain. Without being bound by theory, it isbelieved that deriving CL domains from different antibody types favorscorrect pairing of VL and VH domains (e.g., VH1 with VL1 and VH2 withVL2) to form functional antigen binding domains. In embodiments, theCH1-1 and CH1-2 domains are derived from the same antibody type or classand/or comprise the same sequence. In embodiments, the CH1-1 and CH1-2domains are derived from different antibody types or classes and/orcomprise different sequences. In embodiments, the hinge-1 and hinge-2domains are derived from the same antibody type or class and/or comprisethe same sequence. In embodiments, the hinge-1 and hinge-2 domains arederived from different antibody types or classes and/or comprisedifferent sequences. In embodiments, the CH2-1 and CH2-2 domains arederived from the same antibody type or class and/or comprise the samesequence. In embodiments, the CH2-1 and CH2-2 domains are derived fromdifferent antibody types or classes and/or comprise different sequences.In some aspects, the CH2 domains that comprise different sequencescomprise one or more mutations to favor heterodimerization of the twopolypeptide chains comprising the CH2 domains, relative to unmodifiedpolypeptide chains. Mutations for favoring heterodimerization aredescribed in detail below. In embodiments, the CH2-1 and CH2-2 domainsare derived from the same antibody type or class and/or comprise thesame sequence. In embodiments, the CH3-1 and CH3-2 domains are derivedfrom different antibody types or classes and/or comprise differentsequences. In some aspects, the CH3 domains that comprise differentsequences comprise one or more mutations to favor heterodimerization ofthe two polypeptide chains comprising the CH3 domains, relative tounmodified polypeptide chains Mutations for favoring heterodimerizationare described in detail below.

In embodiments, the polypeptides of the dualbody may additionallycomprise one or more additional antibody fragments, e.g., one or moreadditional variable or constant domains, to form an “extended” dualbody.In one aspect, each polypeptide of the dualbody may additionallycomprise a second variable domain (preferably of the same type as thefirst variable domain of the chain), preferably disposed between thefirst variable domain and the first constant domain of said polypeptide(if present), or C-terminal to the first variable domain. For example,the first polypeptide of the dualbody may comprise, from N-terminus toC-terminus: VL1-VL1-CL1. The one or more additional variable domains maybe the same or different than the first variable domain. In otherembodiments, the “extended” dualbody comprises one or more additionalantibody constant domains, e.g., one or more copies or versions of theconstant domain already present in the polypeptide chain being extended.For example, the first polypeptide of the dualbody may comprise, fromN-terminus to C-terminus: VL1-CL1-CL1.

In embodiments, the dualbody has the structure depicted in FIG. 1A. Inembodiments, the dualbody comprises a first polypeptide chain having aVL and CL domains, a second polypeptide chain having a VH, CH1, hinge,CH2 and CH3 domains (said first and second chains making up the firsthalf antibody that comprises the first antigen-binding domain, e.g., ananti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein), a third chainhaving a VL and CL domains, and a fourth chain having a VH, CH1, hinge,CH2 and CH3 domains (said third and fourth chains making up the secondhalf antibody that comprises the second antigen-binding domain, e.g., ananti-CD3 binding domain, e.g., as described herein). Heterodimerizationof the first and second half antibodies (shown here, favored by optionalheterodimerization mutations to the CH3 domains, e.g., as describedherein, as well as a stabilizing cysteine bond, e.g., as describedherein) yields the multispecific molecule.

One or more chains of the multispecific molecules of the dualbody formatdescribed above may further comprise another antigen recognition domain,e.g., an scFv. In one embodiment, the scFv is disposed at the C-terminusof the chain. In one embodiment, the scFv is disposed C-terminal to themost C-terminal domain of a polypeptide comprising a heavy chainconstant domain, e.g., a CH2 domain or CH3 domain. In one embodiment,the scFv is disposed C-terminal to the CH3 domain of a one or morepolypeptides of the dualbody or extended dualbody. The one or more scFvsmay recognize the same or different antigen or epitope as thatrecognized by either the first or second antigen binding domain of thedualbody or extended dualbody. Where the one or more antigen bindingdomains, e.g., scFvs, recognizes an epitope or antigen identical to oneof the first or second antigen binding domains, the molecule ismultivalent, e.g., bivalent, with respect to that antigen or epitope. Inone embodiment, the antigen recognition domains of the dualbodyrecognize one or more cancer antigens, e.g., CLL-1, and the additionalantigen binding domain, e.g., scFv, recognizes an antigen or epitope ofan immune effector cell, e.g., a T cell or NK cell, e.g., CD3, CD64 orCD16.

It will be appreciated by the skilled artisan that the dualbody orextended dualbody molecules of the present invention may be stabilizedby covalently linking one or more of the polypeptide chains of themolecule. Linkers are known in the art at may be chemical or peptidic.The linking may be along the polypeptide backbone (e.g., terminus toterminus), amino acid side chain to side chain, or amino acid side chainto terminus.

In embodiments, CL1 and CL2 may be independently selected from:

(a) (SEQ ID NO: 502) RTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTK SFNRGEC; and (b)(SEQ ID NO: 503) GQPKAAPSVTLFPPSSEELQANKATLVCLISDFYPGAVTVAWKADSSPVKAGVETTTPSKQSNNKYAASSYLSLTPEQWKSHRSYSCQVTHEGSTVEKTV APTECS.In a preferred embodiment, CL1 and CL2 are different (e.g., CL1comprises SEQ ID NO: 502 and CL2 comprises SEQ ID NO: 503, or viceversa).

In embodiments, the heavy chain constant region of peptide 2 and peptide4 comprise an amino acid sequence independently selected from:

(a) (SEQ ID NO: 504) ASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVCTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK; and (b) (SEQ ID NO: 505)ASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKRVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCREEMTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK.In embodiments, peptide 2 (e.g., the heavy chain constant region ofpeptide 2) comprises SEQ ID NO: 504, and peptide 4 (e.g., the heavychain constant region of peptide 4) comprises SEQ ID NO: 505, or viceversa.

Dualbody formats are known in the art, and are additionally describedin, for example, WO2008/119353 and WO2011/131746, the contents of whichare hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Examples of thedualbody format, including the “extended” dualbody format, are shown inFIG. 1.

Format 2: scFv-Fc

In one aspect, the present invention includes a multispecific moleculecomprising a first polypeptide comprising a first scFv, a hinge domain,a CH2 domain and preferably, a CH3 domain; and a second polypeptidecomprising a second scFv (preferably recognizing a different antigen orepitope than the first scFv), a hinge domain, a CH2 domain, andpreferably, a CH3 domain. In one embodiment, the scFv is disposedN-terminal to the hinge and constant domains. In another embodiment, thescFv domains are disposed C-terminal to the hinge and constant domains.In another embodiment, the first scFv domain is disposed N-terminal tothe hinge and constant domains of the first polypeptide, and the secondscFv domain is disposed C-terminal to the hinge and constant domains ofthe second polypeptide. In embodiments, regardless of the orientationbetween the scFv domain and the constant domains, the hinge domain isdisposed between the scFv domain and the constant domains.

In some aspects, the CH2 domains and/or CH3 domains of the scFv-Fcmultispecific molecule comprise one or more mutations to favorheterodimerization of the two polypeptide chains comprising the CH2 andor CH3 domains of the scFv-Fc, relative to unmodified polypeptidechains. Mutations for favoring heterodimerization are described indetail below.

In embodiments, the dualbody has the structure depicted in FIG. 1B. Inembodiments, the scFv-Fc multispecific molecule comprises a firstpolypeptide chain comprising a scFv (e.g., the first antigen bindingdomain, e.g., an anti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein),a hinge, CH2 and CH3 domain (i.e., the first half antibody), and asecond polypeptide chain consisting of a scFv (e.g., the second antigenbinding domain, e.g., an anti-CD3 binding domain, e.g., as describedherein), a hinge, a CH2 and a CH3 domain (e.g., the second halfantibody). Heterodimerization of the first and second half antibodies(shown here, favored by optional heterodimerization mutations to the CH3domains, e.g., as described herein, as well as a stabilizing cysteinebond, e.g., as described herein) yields the multispecific molecule.

One or more chains of the multispecific molecules of the scFv-Fc formatdescribed above may further comprise another antigen recognition domain,e.g., an scFv. In one embodiment, the scFv is disposed at the C-terminusof the chain. In one embodiment, the scFv is disposed C-terminal to themost C-terminal domain of a polypeptide comprising a heavy chainconstant domain, e.g., a CH2 domain or CH3 domain. In one embodiment,the scFv is disposed C-terminal to the CH3 domain of a one or morepolypeptides of the scFv-Fc. The one or more scFvs may recognize thesame or different antigen or epitope as that recognized by either thefirst or second antigen binding domain of the scFv-Fc. Where the one ormore antigen binding domains, e.g., scFvs, recognizes an epitope orantigen identical to one of the first or second antigen binding domains,the molecule is multivalent, e.g., bivalent, with respect to thatantigen or epitope. In one embodiment, the antigen recognition domainsof the scFv-Fc recognize one or more cancer antigens, e.g., CLL-1, andthe additional antigen binding domain, e.g., scFv, recognizes an antigenor epitope of an immune effector cell, e.g., a T cell or NK cell, e.g.,CD3, CD64 or CD16.

It will be appreciated by the skilled artisan that the scFv-Fc moleculesof the present invention may be stabilized by covalently linking one ormore of the polypeptide chains of the molecule. Linkers are known in theart at may be chemical or peptidic. The linking may be along thepolypeptide backbone (e.g., terminus to terminus), amino acid side chainto side chain, or amino acid side chain to terminus.

In embodiments, the first polypeptide chain may include a firstantigen-binding domain, e.g., an scFv, and a first heavy chain constantregion having the following sequence:

(SEQ ID NO: 500) GGGGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVCTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK;and the second polypeptide may include a second antigen-binding domain,e.g., an scFv, and a second heavy chain constant region having thefollowing sequence:

(SEQ ID NO: 501) GGGGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK.

Each of the first and/or second polypeptides may comprise additionalamino acid residues disposed between the antigen-binding domain and theconstant region, e.g., a hinge. Alternatively, the amino acids of theantigen-binding domain may be directly connected to the amino acids ofthe constant domain (e.g., SEQ ID NO: 500 and/or SEQ ID NO: 501) withoutintervening amino acids.

Alternatively, the attachment of the constant domains may be reversed:first polypeptide may comprise SEQ ID NO: 501 and the second polypeptidemay comprise SEQ ID NO: 500.

-   -   Examples of the scFv-Fc format are shown in FIG. 1.

Format 3: Mixed Chain Multispecific Molecules

In one aspect, the present invention includes a multispecific moleculecomprising a first half antibody comprising a first polypeptidecomprising a first scFv, a hinge domain, a CH2 domain and preferably, aCH3 domain; and a second half antibody comprising two polypeptides, thefirst comprising a VL domain and optionally, a CL domain, and the secondcomprising a VH domain, a CH1 domain, a hinge domain, and a CH2 domainand/or a CH3 domain. Thus, the mixed chain multispecific molecularformat includes a half antibody derived from a typical antibodystructure heterodimerized with a half antibody of the scFv-Fc format,described above.

In embodiments, the mixed format multispecific molecule has thestructure depicted in FIG. 1C. In embodiments, the mixed formatmultispecific molecule comprises a first half antibody comprising afirst polypeptide chain having a VL and CL domains and a secondpolypeptide chain having a VH, CH1, hinge, CH2 and CH3 domains (said VLand VH domains of the first and second polypeptide chains, respectively,making up the first antigen binding domain, e.g., an anti-CLL-1 bindingdomain, e.g., as described herein), and a second half antibodycomprising a third polypeptide chain having a scFv (comprising thesecond antigen binding domain, e.g., an anti-CD3 binding domain, e.g.,as described herein), hinge, CH2 and CH3 domain. Heterodimerization ofthe first and second half antibodies (shown here, favored by optionalheterodimerization mutations to the CH3 domains, e.g., as describedherein, as well as a stabilizing cysteine bond, e.g., as describedherein) yields the multispecific molecule.

In some aspects, the CH2 domains and/or CH3 domains of the mixed chainmultispecific molecule comprise one or more mutations to favorheterodimerization of the two polypeptide chains comprising the CH2 andor CH3 domains of the mixed chain multispecific molecule, relative tounmodified polypeptide chains. Mutations for favoring heterodimerizationare described in detail below.

One or more chains of the multispecific molecules of the mixed chainmultispecific format described above may further comprise anotherantigen recognition domain, e.g., an scFv. In one embodiment, the scFvis disposed at the C-terminus of the chain. In one embodiment, the scFvis disposed C-terminal to the most C-terminal domain of a polypeptidecomprising a heavy chain constant domain, e.g., a CH2 domain or CH3domain. In one embodiment, the scFv is disposed C-terminal to the CH3domain of a one or more polypeptides of the mixed chain multispecificmolecule. The one or more scFvs may recognize the same or differentantigen or epitope as that recognized by either the first or secondantigen binding domain of the mixed chain multispecific molecule. Wherethe one or more antigen binding domains, e.g., scFvs, recognizes anepitope or antigen identical to one of the first or second antigenbinding domains, the molecule is multivalent, e.g., bivalent, withrespect to that antigen or epitope. In one embodiment, the antigenrecognition domains of the mixed chain multispecific molecule recognizeone or more cancer antigens, e.g., CLL-1, and the additional antigenbinding domain, e.g., scFv, recognizes an antigen or epitope of animmune effector cell, e.g., a T cell or NK cell, e.g., CD3, CD64 orCD16.

It will be appreciated by the skilled artisan that the mixed chainmultispecific molecules of the present invention may be stabilized bycovalently linking one or more of the polypeptide chains of themolecule. Linkers are known in the art at may be chemical or peptidic.The linking may be along the polypeptide backbone (e.g., terminus toterminus), amino acid side chain to side chain, or amino acid side chainto terminus.

In embodiments, either half of the mixed format molecule may compriseone or more of the constant region sequences described above in thesections on scFv-Fc or dualbodies. In a preferred embodiment, the halfof the mixed format molecule comprising the scFv comprises a constantregion sequence described above in the section on scFv-Fc, and the halfof the mixed format molecule comprising separate light chain and heavychain polypeptides comprises constant regions sequences described abovein the section on dualbodies.

Examples of the mixed chain multispecific molecule format are shown inFIG. 1.

Format 4: Tandem scFv

In one aspect, the present invention includes a multispecific moleculecomprising single polypeptide comprising two or more scFv domains,linked by a suitable linker. By way of example, the polypeptide of thetandem scFv comprises, from N-terminus to C-terminus:VL1-linker-VH1-linker2-VH2-linker3-VL2. By way of example, thepolypeptide of the tandem scFv comprises, from N-terminus to C-terminus:VL1-linker-VH1-linker2-VL2-linker3-VH2. The linkers may be the same ordifferent.

The scFv domains of the tandem scFv may additionally be separated by amolecule which adds improved stability to the construct, for example, ahuman serum albumin protein or fragment thereof.

In embodiments, the multispecific Tandem scFv has the structure depictedin FIG. 1D. In embodiments, the tandem scFv multispecific moleculecomprises a first scFv (comprising the first antigen-binding domain,e.g., an anti-CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein) and asecond scFv (comprising the second antigen-binding domain, e.g., ananti-CD3 binding domain, e.g., as described herein), connected by alinker.

Examples of CD3×CLL-1 Multispecific (Bispecific) Antibodies

The antibodies in the table below are examples of CD3×CLL-1 bispecificantibodies. These bispecific antibodies were generated in a scFv-Fcformat, with a CD3 binding arm in the scFv-Fc format pairing with aCLL-1 binding arm in scFv-Fc format via knob and hole mutations to favorheterodimerization of the Fc domains.

TABLE 11Examplary CD3 × CLL-1 bispecific antibodies. For each of the CLL-1 × CD3bispecific molecules, the recited CLL-1 scFv-Fc was paired with the anti-CD3-Fc (SEQ IDNO: 507) to form the bispecific molecule. Bispecific Antibody ChainSEQ ID NO: CD3 Binding Domain, and Exemplary scFv-Fc Chain CD3 VL 1209DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASSSVSYMNWYQQTPGKAPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTFTISSLQPED IATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGQGTKLQITCD3 VH 1236 QVQLVQSGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGKGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKVKDRFTISRDNSKNTAFLQMDSLRPEDTGVYFCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTPV TVSS CD3 scFv 506QVQLVQSGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGKGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKVKDRFTISRDNSKNTAFLQMDSLRPEDTGVYFCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTPVTVSSGGGGSGGGKSKKGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASSSVSYMNWYQQTPGKAPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQWSSNPF TFGQGTKLQIT CD3 scFv-Fc 507QVQLVQSGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCKASGYTFTRYTMHWVRQAPGKGLEWIGYINPSRGYTNYNQKVKDRFTISRDNSKNTAFLQMDSLRPEDTGVYFCARYYDDHYSLDYWGQGTPVTVSSGGGGSGGGKSKKGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCSASSSVSYMNWYQQTPGKAPKRWIYDTSKLASGVPSRFSGSGSGTDYTFTISSLQPEDIATYYCQQWSSNPFTFGQGTKLQITGGGGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVCTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLSCAVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLVSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPGK CD3 VL DNA 508gacattcagatgactcagagcccaagctccctctccgcctccgtgggtgatcgcgtgaccattacttgctccgcctcgtcatccgtgtcatacatgaactggtatcagcagacccccggaaaggccccgaagcgctggatctacgacacctccaagctggcttccggcgtgcctagccggttcagcggaagcggttccgggaccgactacacttttaccatttcctccctgcaacccgaggacatcgcgacgtattactgccagcagtggtcctccaaccccttcaccttcggacagggtacaaagctgcagatcacc CD3 VH DNA 509caagtgcagttggtgcagtccggtggtggagtggtccagccgggcagatcactgaggcttagctgcaaggcatccgggtacaccttcacccggtacactatgcactgggtccgccaagccccgggaaaaggactggaatggatcggctacatcaacccatcgagagggtacaccaactacaatcagaaggtcaaggaccggttcactatctcgagggacaactcaaagaacaccgcgttcctgcaaatggattcgctgcggccggaggacaccggggtgtacttctgtgcccggtactacgatgaccactactctctggactactggggccagggcactcctgtgaccgtgtcc CD3 scFv DNA 510caagtgcagttggtgcagtccggtggtggagtggtccagccgggcagatcactgaggcttagctgcaaggcatccgggtacaccttcacccggtacactatgcactgggtccgccaagccccgggaaaaggactggaatggatcggctacatcaacccatcgagagggtacaccaactacaatcagaaggtcaaggaccggttcactatctcgagggacaactcaaagaacaccgcgttcctgcaaatggattcgctgcggccggaggacaccggggtgtacttctgtgcccggtactacgatgaccactactctctggactactggggccagggcactcctgtgaccgtgtcctcggggggaggaggaagcggcggaggaaaatccaagaagggcggcagcgggggcggaggctcggacattcagatgactcagagcccaagctccctctccgcctccgtgggtgatcgcgtgaccattacttgctccgcctcgtcatccgtgtcatacatgaactggtatcagcagacccccggaaaggccccgaagcgctggatctacgacacctccaagctggcttccggcgtgcctagccggttcagcggaagcggttccgggaccgactacacttttaccatttcctccctgcaacccgaggacatcgcgacgtattactgccagcagtggtcctccaaccccttcaccttcggacagggtacaaagctgcagatcacc CD3 scFv-Fc 511caagtgcagttggtgcagtccggtggtggagtggtccagccgggcagatcactgaggctt DNAagctgcaaggcatccgggtacaccttcacccggtacactatgcactgggtccgccaagccccgggaaaaggactggaatggatcggctacatcaacccatcgagagggtacaccaactacaatcagaaggtcaaggaccggttcactatctcgagggacaactcaaagaacaccgcgttcctgcaaatggattcgctgcggccggaggacaccggggtgtacttctgtgcccggtactacgatgaccactactctctggactactggggccagggcactcctgtgaccgtgtcctcggggggaggaggaagcggcggaggaaaatccaagaagggcggcagcgggggcggaggctcggacattcagatgactcagagcccaagctccctctccgcctccgtgggtgatcgcgtgaccattacttgctccgcctcgtcatccgtgtcatacatgaactggtatcagcagacccccggaaaggccccgaagcgctggatctacgacacctccaagctggcttccggcgtgcctagccggttcagcggaagcggttccgggaccgactacacttttaccatttcctccctgcaacccgaggacatcgcgacgtattactgccagcagtggtcctccaaccccttcaccttcggacagggtacaaagctgcagatcaccggagggggcggatccgacaagacccacacctgtcctccttgtcctgccccggaactgctgggcggccccagcgtgttcctgttcccgccgaagcctaaggatactctcatgatcagcaggacgcctgaagtgacctgtgtcgtggtggccgtgtcccatgaagatccagaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggcgtggaggtgcacaacgccaagacaaagcctagagaggaacagtacaacagcacctaccgcgtcgtgtccgtgctgaccgtgctgcaccaggactggctgaacgggaaggagtacaagtgcaaagtgtccaacaaggccctggccgccccaattgaaaagactatctccaaggccaagggccagccccgcgagccccaggtgtgcactctgccgccgtcaagagatgaactgactaagaaccaggtgtcactgtcctgcgccgtgaaagggttctacccctccgacatcgccgtggagtgggaaagcaacggacagcctgaaaacaactacaaaacgactccccctgtgctcgactccgatggctcgttcttcttggtgtcgaagctcaccgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggaaacgtgttttcctgctccgtgatgcatgaggccctccacaaccactacacccagaaatccctctccctgtcgccggggaag CD3 × CLL1_11 CLL1_11 VL88 EIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQFIKKNLNWYQHKPGKAPKLLIYDASSLQTGVPSRFSGNRSGTTFSFTISSLQPE DVATYYCQQHDNLPLTFGGGTKVEIKCLL1_11 VH 75 EVQLVQSGGGVVRSGRSLRLSCAASGFTFNSYGLHWVRQAPGKGLEWVALIEYDGSNKYYGDSVKGRFTISRDKSKSTLYLQMDNLRAEDTAVYYCAREGNEDLAFDIWGQGTLV TVSS CLL1_11 scFv 49EVQLVQSGGGVVRSGRSLRLSCAASGFTFNSYGLHWVRQAPGKGLEWVALIEYDGSNKYYGDSVKGRFTISRDKSKSTLYLQMDNLRAEDTAVYYCAREGNEDLAFDIWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQFIKKNLNWYQHKPGKAPKLLIYDASSLQTGVPSRFSGNRSGTTFSFTISSLQPEDVATYYCQQHDNLPLT FGGGTKVEIK CLL1_11 scFv-Fc 512EVQLVQSGGGVVRSGRSLRLSCAASGFTFNSYGLHWVRQAPGKGLEWVALIEYDGSNKYYGDSVKGRFTISRDKSKSTLYLQMDNLRAEDTAVYYCAREGNEDLAFDIWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQFIKKNLNWYQHKPGKAPKLLIYDASSLQTGVPSRFSGNRSGTTFSFTISSLQPEDVATYYCQQHDNLPLTFGGGTKVEIKGGGGSGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYT QKSLSLSPGK CLL1_11 VL 513gaaattgtgctgacccagagcccatcgtcactgtccgcatccgtcggcgaccgcgtgacta DNAtcacttgccaagcgtcccagttcatcaagaaaaatctgaactggtaccagcataagccggggaaggcgcccaagctgctgatctacgacgcctcatccctccaaactggagtgcccagcagattcagcggaaaccggtccggaaccaccttctcgtttactatttcgagcctgcaacccgaggatgtggccacctactactgtcagcagcacgacaacttgcctctcaccttcggtggtggaaccaaagtggagattaag CLL1_11 VH 514gaagtgcagctggtgcagtcgggtggcggagtggtccggtccgggcggtccctgcgcct DNAgtcgtgcgctgcctccggcttcactttcaactcatacggactgcactgggtcagacaggccccggggaagggactggaatgggtcgcgctcatcgaatacgatgggtccaacaagtattacggcgacagcgtgaagggccggttcaccatctcccgcgacaagtccaagtcaaccctgtacctccaaatggataacctgagggccgaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgctcgggaagggaacgaggacctggccttcgatatctggggccagggaaccctcgtgacggtgtccagc CLL1_11 scFv515 gaagtgcagctggtgcagtcgggtggcggagtggtccggtccgggcggtccctgcgcct DNAgtcgtgcgctgcctccggcttcactttcaactcatacggactgcactgggtcagacaggccccggggaagggactggaatgggtcgcgctcatcgaatacgatgggtccaacaagtattacggcgacagcgtgaagggccggttcaccatctcccgcgacaagtccaagtcaaccctgtacctccaaatggataacctgagggccgaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgctcgggaagggaacgaggacctggccttcgatatctggggccagggaaccctcgtgacggtgtccagcggcggcggtggaagcggcggtggcgggagcgggggaggaggatctggaggcggaggctccgaaattgtgctgacccagagcccatcgtcactgtccgcatccgtcggcgaccgcgtgactatcacttgccaagcgtcccagttcatcaagaaaaatctgaactggtaccagcataagccggggaaggcgcccaagctgctgatctacgacgcctcatccctccaaactggagtgcccagcagattcagcggaaaccggtccggaaccaccttctcgtttactatttcgagcctgcaacccgaggatgtggccacctactactgtcagcagcacgacaacttgcctctcaccttcggtggtggaaccaaagtggagattaag CLL1_11 scFv-Fc 516gaagtgcagctggtgcagtcgggtggcggagtggtccggtccgggcggtccctgcgcct DNAgtcgtgcgctgcctccggcttcactttcaactcatacggactgcactgggtcagacaggccccggggaagggactggaatgggtcgcgctcatcgaatacgatgggtccaacaagtattacggcgacagcgtgaagggccggttcaccatctcccgcgacaagtccaagtcaaccctgtacctccaaatggataacctgagggccgaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgctcgggaagggaacgaggacctggccttcgatatctggggccagggaaccctcgtgacggtgtccagcggcggcggtggaagcggcggtggcgggagcgggggaggaggatctggaggcggaggctccgaaattgtgctgacccagagcccatcgtcactgtccgcatccgtcggcgaccgcgtgactatcacttgccaagcgtcccagttcatcaagaaaaatctgaactggtaccagcataagccggggaaggcgcccaagctgctgatctacgacgcctcatccctccaaactggagtgcccagcagattcagcggaaaccggtccggaaccaccttctcgtttactatttcgagcctgcaacccgaggatgtggccacctactactgtcagcagcacgacaacttgcctctcaccttcggtggtggaaccaaagtggagattaagggtggcgggggatccggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 × CLL1_12CLL1_12 VL 89 DIQVTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPE DFATYYCQQSYSTPPLTFGQGTKVEIKCLL1_12 VH 76 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFNVSSNYMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSVIYSGGATYYGDSVKGRFTVSRDNSKNTVYLQMNRLTAEDTAVYYCARDRLYCGNNCYLYYYYG MDVWGQGTLVTVSS CLL1_12 scFv 50QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFNVSSNYMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSVIYSGGATYYGDSVKGRFTVSRDNSKNTVYLQMNRLTAEDTAVYYCARDRLYCGNNCYLYYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQVTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFAT YYCQQSYSTPPLTFGQGTKVEIKCLL1_scFv-Fc 517 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFNVSSNYMTWVRQAPGKGLEWVSVIYSGGATYYGDSVKGRFTVSRDNSKNTVYLQMNRLTAEDTAVYYCARDRLYCGNNCYLYYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQVTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSISSYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPPLTFGQGTKVEIKGGGGSGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSC SVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKCLL1_12 VL 518gatattcaggtcacccaatcgccgtcctccctgagcgcctccgtgggggatcgcgtgacga DNAttacttgccgggccagccagagcatctcctcgtacctgaactggtaccagcagaagccgggaaaggcccccaagctgctgatctacgctgcatcaagcctgcagtccggcgtgcctagccggttttccggttccggttcgggtaccgacttcacactgaccatctcctcactgcaaccagaggatttcgccacctactactgtcagcagtcatactccactccgcccctgaccttcggacaagggaccaaagtggaaatcaag CLL1_12 VH 519caagtgcagctggtcgaatccgggggaggcctggtgcagcccggagggtcgctgaggc DNAtgagctgcgcggcttccggcttcaatgtgtcctccaactacatgacctgggtcagacaggcccctggaaagggactcgaatgggtgtcggtgatctactccggtggcgcaacctactatggagacagcgtgaaggggcgcttcactgtgtcccgcgacaactccaagaacactgtgtaccttcagatgaacaggctcaccgccgaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgcgcgggaccggctctactgtggaaacaactgctatctgtactactactacgggatggacgtctggggccagggcaccctcgtgactgtgtcgtct CLL1_12 scFv 520caagtgcagctggtcgaatccgggggaggcctggtgcagcccggagggtcgctgaggc DNAtgagctgcgcggcttccggcttcaatgtgtcctccaactacatgacctgggtcagacaggcccctggaaagggactcgaatgggtgtcggtgatctactccggtggcgcaacctactatggagacagcgtgaaggggcgcttcactgtgtcccgcgacaactccaagaacactgtgtaccttcagatgaacaggctcaccgccgaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgcgcgggaccggctctactgtggaaacaactgctatctgtactactactacgggatggacgtctggggccagggcaccctcgtgactgtgtcgtctggaggaggcggtagcggtggaggcggctccggaggcggaggctcgggagggggaggcagcgatattcaggtcacccaatcgccgtcctccctgagcgcctccgtgggggatcgcgtgacgattacttgccgggccagccagagcatctcctcgtacctgaactggtaccagcagaagccgggaaaggcccccaagctgctgatctacgctgcatcaagcctgcagtccggcgtgcctagccggttttccggttccggttcgggtaccgacttcacactgaccatctcctcactgcaaccagaggatttcgccacctactactgtcagcagtcatactccactccgcccctgaccttcggacaagggaccaaagtggaaatcaag CLL1_12 scFv-Fc 521caagtgcagctggtcgaatccgggggaggcctggtgcagcccggagggtcgctgaggc DNAtgagctgcgcggcttccggcttcaatgtgtcctccaactacatgacctgggtcagacaggcccctggaaagggactcgaatgggtgtcggtgatctactccggtggcgcaacctactatggagacagcgtgaaggggcgcttcactgtgtcccgcgacaactccaagaacactgtgtaccttcagatgaacaggctcaccgccgaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgcgcgggaccggctctactgtggaaacaactgctatctgtactactactacgggatggacgtctggggccagggcaccctcgtgactgtgtcgtctggaggaggcggtagcggtggaggcggctccggaggcggaggctcgggagggggaggcagcgatattcaggtcacccaatcgccgtcctccctgagcgcctccgtgggggatcgcgtgacgattacttgccgggccagccagagcatctcctcgtacctgaactggtaccagcagaagccgggaaaggcccccaagctgctgatctacgctgcatcaagcctgcagtccggcgtgcctagccggttttccggttccggttcgggtaccgacttcacactgaccatctcctcactgcaaccagaggatttcgccacctactactgtcagcagtcatactccactccgcccctgaccttcggacaagggaccaaagtggaaatcaagggcggcggaggatccggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 × CLL1_10 CLL1_10 VL 87DIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPE DFATYYCQQAYSTPFTFGPGTKVEIKCLL1_10 VH 74 QVQLVQSGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYISSSSSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDLSVRAIDAFDIWGQGTM VTVSS CLL1_10 scFv 48QVQLVQSGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYISSSSSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDLSVRAIDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQAYSTP FTFGPGTKVEIK CLL1_10 scFv-Fc522 QVQLVQSGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSYISSSSSTIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDLSVRAIDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVLTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCQASQDISNYLNWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYDASNLETGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTFTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQAYSTPFTFGPGTKVEIKGGGGSGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNH YTQKSLSLSPGK CLL1_10 VL 523gacatcgtgttgacccagtctccttcgtccctgagcgcttccgtgggcgaccgcgtgaccat DNAcacttgccaagcctcacaagatatctccaactacctcaattggtaccagcagaagccgggaaaggcccccaagctgctcatctacgacgcctccaacctggaaactggagtcccgtcgaggttttccggaagcggcagcggaaccgacttcaccttcaccattagcagcctgcagccagaggattttgcgacctattactgccagcaggcttactccacccccttcaccttcggacctggcaccaaggtcgaaatcaag CLL1_10 VH 524caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggcggagggctggtgcagccgggcggttcgctgagact DNAgtcctgtgccgcgtcgggcttcacgttctcgtcatactccatgaactgggtccgccaggcccccggaaaaggcttggaatgggtgtcgtacatttcgtcctcctcctcaaccatctactacgccgactcagtgaaggggcggttcactatttcccgggacaacgccaagaacagcctgtacctccaaatgaactcactgcgggccgaggacactgcggtgtactactgcgcccgggacctgtccgtgagagcaattgacgcattcgatatctggggacagggaaccatggtcaccgtgtccagc CLL1_10 scFv525 caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggcggagggctggtgcagccgggcggttcgctgagact DNAgtcctgtgccgcgtcgggcttcacgttctcgtcatactccatgaactgggtccgccaggcccccggaaaaggcttggaatgggtgtcgtacatttcgtcctcctcctcaaccatctactacgccgactcagtgaaggggcggttcactatttcccgggacaacgccaagaacagcctgtacctccaaatgaactcactgcgggccgaggacactgcggtgtactactgcgcccgggacctgtccgtgagagcaattgacgcattcgatatctggggacagggaaccatggtcaccgtgtccagcggtggaggagggtcgggcggcggcggttcaggcggtggtggaagcggcgggggggggtccgacatcgtgttgacccagtctccttcgtccctgagcgcttccgtgggcgaccgcgtgaccatcacttgccaagcctcacaagatatctccaactacctcaattggtaccagcagaagccgggaaaggcccccaagctgctcatctacgacgcctccaacctggaaactggagtcccgtcgaggttttccggaagcggcagcggaaccgacttcaccttcaccattagcagcctgcagccagaggattttgcgacctattactgccagcaggcttactccacccccttcaccttcggacctggcaccaaggtcgaaatcaag CLL1_10 scFv-Fc 526caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggcggagggctggtgcagccgggcggttcgctgagact DNAgtcctgtgccgcgtcgggcttcacgttctcgtcatactccatgaactgggtccgccaggcccccggaaaaggcttggaatgggtgtcgtacatttcgtcctcctcctcaaccatctactacgccgactcagtgaaggggcggttcactatttcccgggacaacgccaagaacagcctgtacctccaaatgaactcactgcgggccgaggacactgcggtgtactactgcgcccgggacctgtccgtgagagcaattgacgcattcgatatctggggacagggaaccatggtcaccgtgtccagcggtggaggagggtcgggcggcggcggttcaggcggtggtggaagcggcgggggggggtccgacatcgtgttgacccagtctccttcgtccctgagcgcttccgtgggcgaccgcgtgaccatcacttgccaagcctcacaagatatctccaactacctcaattggtaccagcagaagccgggaaaggcccccaagctgctcatctacgacgcctccaacctggaaactggagtcccgtcgaggttttccggaagcggcagcggaaccgacttcaccttcaccattagcagcctgcagccagaggattttgcgacctattactgccagcaggcttactccacccccttcaccttcggacctggcaccaaggtcgaaatcaagggcggagggggatccggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 × CLL1_08CLL1_8 VL 85 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPED FAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFGLGTKLEIKCLL1_8 VH 72 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANINEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDLRSGRYWGQGTLVTVS S CLL1_8 scFv 46QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANINEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDLRSGRYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFGLGTKLE IK CLL1_8 scFv-Fc 527QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANINEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDLRSGRYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFGLGTKLEIKGGGGSGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSP GK CLL1_8 VL DNA 528gaaattgtgctgacccaatcgcccggaactctgtccctgtcccccggtggacgcgccactctctcttgccgggcctcacagtcgatctcgggcagctttctcgcctggtaccagcagaagccgggacaggcgcctcgcctgctgatctacggagcgtccagcagagccaccggaatcccagacagattctccggctcgggctccggtaccgactttacgctgactattagccggctggagccggaggacttcgccgtgtactactgtcagcagtacggcagctcaccgcctaccttcggactcgggacaaagctggaaatcaag CLL1_8 VH DNA 529caagtgcagctggtcgaatccggcggagggctggtgcagccgggagggtcactccggctgtcctgcgccgcatcaggattcaccttctcctcctactggatgtcctgggtccgccaggctcccgggaagggtctggaatgggtggccaacatcaacgaggacggctccgccaagttctacgtggatagcgtgaaaggaaggttcaccatttcccgggacaacgccaagaacagcctctatctgcaaatgaatagcctgagggcagaagataccgcggtgtacttctgcgctcgggacctgagatccggccgctactggggccaggggaccctggtcaccgtgtcc CLL1_8 scFv 531caagtgcagctggtcgaatccggcggagggctggtgcagccgggagggtcactccggct DNAgtcctgcgccgcatcaggattcaccttctcctcctactggatgtcctgggtccgccaggctcccgggaagggtctggaatgggtggccaacatcaacgaggacggctccgccaagttctacgtggatagcgtgaaaggaaggttcaccatttcccgggacaacgccaagaacagcctctatctgcaaatgaatagcctgagggcagaagataccgcggtgtacttctgcgctcgggacctgagatccggccgctactggggccaggggaccctggtcaccgtgtcctcgggagggggcggctccggtggtggagggagcggcggaggagggtccgaaattgtgctgacccaatcgcccggaactctgtccctgtcccccggtggacgcgccactctctcttgccgggcctcacagtcgatctcgggcagctttctcgcctggtaccagcagaagccgggacaggcgcctcgcctgctgatctacggagcgtccagcagagccaccggaatcccagacagattctccggctcgggctccggtaccgactttacgctgactattagccggctggagccggaggacttcgccgtgtactactgtcagcagtacggcagctcaccgcctaccttcggactcgggacaaagctggaaatcaag CLL1_8 scFv-Fc531 caagtgcagctggtcgaatccggcggagggctggtgcagccgggagggtcactccggct DNAgtcctgcgccgcatcaggattcaccttctcctcctactggatgtcctgggtccgccaggctcccgggaagggtctggaatgggtggccaacatcaacgaggacggctccgccaagttctacgtggatagcgtgaaaggaaggttcaccatttcccgggacaacgccaagaacagcctctatctgcaaatgaatagcctgagggcagaagataccgcggtgtacttctgcgctcgggacctgagatccggccgctactggggccaggggaccctggtcaccgtgtcctcgggagggggcggctccggtggtggagggagcggcggaggagggtccgaaattgtgctgacccaatcgcccggaactctgtccctgtcccccggtggacgcgccactctctcttgccgggcctcacagtcgatctcgggcagctttctcgcctggtaccagcagaagccgggacaggcgcctcgcctgctgatctacggagcgtccagcagagccaccggaatcccagacagattctccggctcgggctccggtaccgactttacgctgactattagccggctggagccggaggacttcgccgtgtactactgtcagcagtacggcagctcaccgcctaccttcggactcgggacaaagctggaaatcaagggaggcggcggatccggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 × CLL1_09 CLL1_9 VL 86DIVMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSWLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFNGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPE DFATYYCQQSYSTPLTFGGGTKVEIKCLL1_9 VH 73 QVQLVQSGAEVKEPGASVKVSCKAPANTFSDHVMHWVRQAPGQRFEWMGYIHAANGGTHYSQKFQDRVTITRDTSANTVYMDLSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGGYNSDAFDIWGQGT MVTVSS CLL1_9 scFv 47QVQLVQSGAEVKEPGASVKVSCKAPANTFSDHVMHWVRQAPGQRFEWMGYIHAANGGTHYSQKFQDRVTITRDTSANTVYMDLSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGGYNSDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSWLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFNGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYS TPLTFGGGTKVEIK CLL1_9 scFv-Fc532 QVQLVQSGAEVKEPGASVKVSCKAPANTFSDHVMHWVRQAPGQRFEWMGYIHAANGGTHYSQKFQDRVTITRDTSANTVYMDLSSLRSEDTAVYYCARGGYNSDAFDIWGQGTMVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIVMTQSPSSVSASVGDRVTITCRASQDISSWLAWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFNGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQSYSTPLTFGGGTKVEIKGGGGSGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALH NHYTQKSLSLSPGK CLL1_9 VL DNA 533gatatcgtgatgactcagtccccctcgtccgtgagcgcgtccgtgggcgacagagtgaccattacgtgccgcgccagccaagacatttcttcctggctcgcctggtaccagcagaagcctggaaaggctccgaagctgctgatctacgccgcctcatcgctccaatccggagtgccatcgcggttcaatggctcggggtccggaactgactttaccctgactattagcagcctgcagcctgaggacttcgctacctattactgccaacagtcctactccaccccgctgaccttcgggggtggtaccaaggtcgaaatcaag CLL1_9 VH DNA 534caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggagcagaagtcaaggaaccgggagccagcgtgaaggtgtcctgtaaagcccccgcaaacactttcagcgatcacgtcatgcactgggtccggcaggcccccggccaacgcttcgaatggatggggtacatccatgctgccaacggcggaacccactacagccagaagtttcaggaccgcgtgacgatcaccagggacacatccgcgaacactgtgtacatggacctgtcatccctgagatcggaggacaccgcagtgtactactgcgcccgggggggatacaactccgatgcgttcgacatctggggccagggaaccatggtcaccgtgtcatcc CLL1_9 scFv535 caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggagcagaagtcaaggaaccgggagccagcgtgaagg DNAtgtcctgtaaagcccccgcaaacactttcagcgatcacgtcatgcactgggtccggcaggcccccggccaacgcttcgaatggatggggtacatccatgctgccaacggcggaacccactacagccagaagtttcaggaccgcgtgacgatcaccagggacacatccgcgaacactgtgtacatggacctgtcatccctgagatcggaggacaccgcagtgtactactgcgcccgggggggatacaactccgatgcgttcgacatctggggccagggaaccatggtcaccgtgtcatccggtggaggcggctcgggtggcggaggatcaggaggaggaggcagcgggggcggaggttccgatatcgtgatgactcagtccccctcgtccgtgagcgcgtccgtgggcgacagagtgaccattacgtgccgcgccagccaagacatttcttcctggctcgcctggtaccagcagaagcctggaaaggctccgaagctgctgatctacgccgcctcatcgctccaatccggagtgccatcgcggttcaatggctcggggtccggaactgactttaccctgactattagcagcctgcagcctgaggacttcgctacctattactgccaacagtcctactccaccccgctgaccttcgggggtggtaccaaggtcgaaatcaag CLL1_9 scFv-Fc 536caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggagcagaagtcaaggaaccgggagccagcgtgaagg DNAtgtcctgtaaagcccccgcaaacactttcagcgatcacgtcatgcactgggtccggcaggcccccggccaacgcttcgaatggatggggtacatccatgctgccaacggcggaacccactacagccagaagtttcaggaccgcgtgacgatcaccagggacacatccgcgaacactgtgtacatggacctgtcatccctgagatcggaggacaccgcagtgtactactgcgcccgggggggatacaactccgatgcgttcgacatctggggccagggaaccatggtcaccgtgtcatccggtggaggcggctcgggtggcggaggatcaggaggaggaggcagcgggggcggaggttccgatatcgtgatgactcagtccccctcgtccgtgagcgcgtccgtgggcgacagagtgaccattacgtgccgcgccagccaagacatttcttcctggctcgcctggtaccagcagaagcctggaaaggctccgaagctgctgatctacgccgcctcatcgctccaatccggagtgccatcgcggttcaatggctcggggtccggaactgactttaccctgactattagcagcctgcagcctgaggacttcgctacctattactgccaacagtcctactccaccccgctgaccttcgggggtggtaccaaggtcgaaatcaagggagggggcggatccggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 x CLL1_06CLL1_6 VL 83 NFMLTQPHSVSESPGKTVTISCTGSSGSIASNYVQWYQQRPGSAPTTVIYEDNQRPSGVPDRFSGSIDSSSNSASLTISGLK TEDEADYYCQSYDSSNQVVFGGGTKLTVLCLL1_6 VH 70 EVQLVESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSISSSSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDPSSSGSYYMEDSYYYGMD VWGQGTTVTVSS CLL1_6 scFv 44EVQLVESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSISSSSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDPSSSGSYYMEDSYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSNFMLTQPHSVSESPGKTVTISCTGSSGSIASNYVQWYQQRPGSAPTTVIYEDNQRPSGVPDRFSGSIDSSSNSASLTISGLKTEDEADYYCQ SYDSSNQVVFGGGTKLTVLCLL1_6 scFv-Fc 537 EVQLVESGGGLVKPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYSMNWVRQAPGKGLEWVSSISSSSSYIYYADSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDPSSSGSYYMEDSYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSNFMLTQPHSVSESPGKTVTISCTGSSGSIASNYVQWYQQRPGSAPTTVIYEDNQRPSGVPDRFSGSIDSSSNSASLTISGLKTEDEADYYCQSYDSSNQVVFGGGTKLTVLGGGGSGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVM HEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGKCLL1_6 VL DNA 538aacttcatgctgacccagcctcactccgtgtccgaatccccggggaaaaccgtgactatcagctgcaccggctccagcggctcgatcgcgtcgaactacgtgcagtggtatcaacagcgccccggttccgcccccaccaccgtgatctacgaagataaccagcggccttccggagtcccggatagattctccggttccattgactcctcatccaactccgcctcgctcactattagcggcctcaagacggaggacgaagccgattactactgtcagtcctacgactcgagcaatcaagtggtgttcggagggggcaccaagctgaccgtgctg CLL1_6 VH DNA 539gaagtgcagctcgtggagtcgggcggtggattggtcaagccgggcggaagcctgcggctgtcatgcgccgcttctgggttcaccttctcctcctactccatgaactgggtcagacaggcgcccggaaagggactggaatgggtgtcctcaatctcgtcgtcctcgtcctacatctattacgccgactcagtgaaggggcgctttactatttcgcgggacaacgctaagaactccctgtacctccaaatgaacagcctgcgggcggaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgcaagggacccaagcagctccggctcatactacatggaggactcctactactacggaatggacgtctggggacagggaaccactgtgaccgtgtcatcc CLL1_6 scFv 540gaagtgcagctcgtggagtcgggcggtggattggtcaagccgggcggaagcctgcggct DNAgtcatgcgccgcttctgggttcaccttctcctcctactccatgaactgggtcagacaggcgcccggaaagggactggaatgggtgtcctcaatctcgtcgtcctcgtcctacatctattacgccgactcagtgaaggggcgctttactatttcgcgggacaacgctaagaactccctgtacctccaaatgaacagcctgcgggcggaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgcaagggacccaagcagctccggctcatactacatggaggactcctactactacggaatggacgtctggggacagggaaccactgtgaccgtgtcatccggcggcggtggtagcgggggcggaggaagcggggggggaggctccaacttcatgctgacccagcctcactccgtgtccgaatccccggggaaaaccgtgactatcagctgcaccggctccagcggctcgatcgcgtcgaactacgtgcagtggtatcaacagcgccccggttccgcccccaccaccgtgatctacgaagataaccagcggccttccggagtcccggatagattctccggttccattgactcctcatccaactccgcctcgctcactattagcggcctcaagacggaggacgaagccgattactactgtcagtcctacgactcgagcaatcaagtggtgttcggagggggcaccaagctgaccgtgctg CLL1_6 scFv-Fc 541gaagtgcagctcgtggagtcgggcggtggattggtcaagccgggcggaagcctgcggct DNAgtcatgcgccgcttctgggttcaccttctcctcctactccatgaactgggtcagacaggcgcccggaaagggactggaatgggtgtcctcaatctcgtcgtcctcgtcctacatctattacgccgactcagtgaaggggcgctttactatttcgcgggacaacgctaagaactccctgtacctccaaatgaacagcctgcgggcggaggacaccgccgtgtactactgcgcaagggacccaagcagctccggctcatactacatggaggactcctactactacggaatggacgtctggggacagggaaccactgtgaccgtgtcatccggcggcggtggtagcgggggcggaggaagcggggggggaggctccaacttcatgctgacccagcctcactccgtgtccgaatccccggggaaaaccgtgactatcagctgcaccggctccagcggctcgatcgcgtcgaactacgtgcagtggtatcaacagcgccccggttccgcccccaccaccgtgatctacgaagataaccagcggccttccggagtcccggatagattctccggttccattgactcctcatccaactccgcctcgctcactattagcggcctcaagacggaggacgaagccgattactactgtcagtcctacgactcgagcaatcaagtggtgttcggagggggcaccaagctgaccgtgctgggcggtggaggatccggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 × CLL1_13 CLL1_13 VL 90DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTFTCRASQGISSALAWYQQKPGKPPKLLIYDASSLESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPED FATYYCQQFNNYPLTFGGGTKVEIKCLL1_13 VH 77 QVQLVQSGAEVKKSGASVKVSCKASGYPFTGYYIQWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWIDPNSGNTGYAQKFQGRVTMTRNTSISTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCASDSYGYYYGMDVWGQG TLVTVSS CLL1_13 scFv 51QVQLVQSGAEVKKSGASVKVSCKASGYPFTGYYIQWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWIDPNSGNTGYAQKFQGRVTMTRNTSISTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCASDSYGYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTFTCRASQGISSALAWYQQKPGKPPKLLIYDASSLESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQFN NYPLTFGGGTKVEIKCLL1_13 scFv-Fc 542 QVQLVQSGAEVKKSGASVKVSCKASGYPFTGYYIQWVRQAPGQGLEWMGWIDPNSGNTGYAQKFQGRVTMTRNTSISTAYMELSSLRSEDTAVYYCASDSYGYYYGMDVWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSDIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTFTCRASQGISSALAWYQQKPGKPPKLLIYDASSLESGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQFNNYPLTFGGGTKVEIKGGGGSGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALH NHYTQKSLSLSPGK CLL1_13 VL 543gacattcagatgacccagtcaccatcctccctgtccgcctccgtcggggatagagtgacctt DNAcacctgtcgggcctcccaaggaatctcaagcgctctggcctggtaccagcagaagcctggaaagccgcccaagctgttgatctacgatgcctcgagcctggaatccggcgtgccgagccggttcagcggtagcggctcgggaaccgacttcacgctcaccatctcgtccctgcaaccggaggacttcgcgacttactactgccagcaattcaacaactaccctctgacctttggtggtggtactaaggtcgagatcaag CLL1_13 VH 544caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggggccgaagtgaaaaagtccggtgcatccgtgaaagt DNAgtcgtgcaaggcctcaggctatcccttcaccggatactacattcagtgggtccgccaggctccgggacagggcctcgaatggatgggctggatcgatcccaactccggcaatactggctacgcgcagaagttccagggacgcgtgaccatgactcggaacacctccatttccaccgcctacatggaactgtcgtcactgaggtccgaggacaccgccgtgtattactgcgcgtcggacagctacggatactactacgggatggacgtgtggggacagggaactctggtcaccgtgtcg CLL1_13 scFv 545caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggggccgaagtgaaaaagtccggtgcatccgtgaaagt DNAgtcgtgcaaggcctcaggctatcccttcaccggatactacattcagtgggtccgccaggctccgggacagggcctcgaatggatgggctggatcgatcccaactccggcaatactggctacgcgcagaagttccagggacgcgtgaccatgactcggaacacctccatttccaccgcctacatggaactgtcgtcactgaggtccgaggacaccgccgtgtattactgcgcgtcggacagctacggatactactacgggatggacgtgtggggacagggaactctggtcaccgtgtcgtccggaggcggaggcagcggcgggggcggctccgggggaggggggtcgggcggaggcggaagcgacattcagatgacccagtcaccatcctccctgtccgcctccgtcggggatagagtgaccttcacctgtcgggcctcccaaggaatctcaagcgctctggcctggtaccagcagaagcctggaaagccgcccaagctgttgatctacgatgcctcgagcctggaatccggcgtgccgagccggttcagcggtagcggctcgggaaccgacttcacgctcaccatctcgtccctgcaaccggaggacttcgcgacttactactgccagcaattcaacaactaccctctgacctttggtggtggtactaaggtcgagatcaag CLL1_13 scFv-Fc 546caagtgcagctggtgcagtccggggccgaagtgaaaaagtccggtgcatccgtgaaagt DNAgtcgtgcaaggcctcaggctatcccttcaccggatactacattcagtgggtccgccaggctccgggacagggcctcgaatggatgggctggatcgatcccaactccggcaatactggctacgcgcagaagttccagggacgcgtgaccatgactcggaacacctccatttccaccgcctacatggaactgtcgtcactgaggtccgaggacaccgccgtgtattactgcgcgtcggacagctacggatactactacgggatggacgtgtggggacagggaactctggtcaccgtgtcgtccggaggcggaggcagcggcgggggcggctccgggggaggggggtcgggcggaggcggaagcgacattcagatgacccagtcaccatcctccctgtccgcctccgtcggggatagagtgaccttcacctgtcgggcctcccaaggaatctcaagcgctctggcctggtaccagcagaagcctggaaagccgcccaagctgttgatctacgatgcctcgagcctggaatccggcgtgccgagccggttcagcggtagcggctcgggaaccgacttcacgctcaccatctcgtccctgcaaccggaggacttcgcgacttactactgccagcaattcaacaactaccctctgacctttggtggtggtactaaggtcgagatcaagggtggaggaggatccggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 × CLL1_07CLL1_7 VL 84 EIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPED FAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFGLGTKLEIKCLL1_7 VH 71 QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANINEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDLRSGRYWGQGTLVTVS S CLL1_7 scFv 45QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANINEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDLRSGRYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFGLGTKLE IK CLL1_7 scFv-Fc 547QVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYWMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVANINEDGSAKFYVDSVKGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYFCARDLRSGRYWGQGTLVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGGGGSEIVLTQSPGTLSLSPGGRATLSCRASQSISGSFLAWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYGASSRATGIPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISRLEPEDFAVYYCQQYGSSPPTFGLGTKLEIKGGGGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK CLL1_7 VL DNA 548gaaattgtgttgacccagtcgcctggaaccctttccctgtcgcccggcggacgggctaccctgtcgtgccgcgctagccagtcgatctccggatcttttctcgcctggtaccagcagaagcccggacaggcccctaggctgctgatctacggggccagctcacgcgcaaccggtattccggatcggttctccggttccgggtcgggaactgacttcaccctgactatctcccggctggaaccagaggatttcgcggtctactactgccagcagtatggaagctcaccgccgaccttcggcttgggaaccaagctggaaatcaag CLL1_7 VH DNA 549caagtgcagctcgtcgaaagcggtggcgggctggtgcagccgggcggctcgctgagactgtcctgcgccgcgagcggcttcaccttctcctcctactggatgtcctgggtccgccaagcccccggaaaggggctggaatgggtggccaacattaacgaggacggttccgccaagttctacgtggattccgtgaaaggccggtttaccatctcgagggacaacgccaagaattccctctacctccaaatgaactccctgagagcggaggacactgccgtgtacttctgtgcacgcgacctgagatcaggccggtactggggccaggggacactcgtgaccgtgtcaagc CLL1_7 scFv 550caagtgcagctcgtcgaaagcggtggcgggctggtgcagccgggcggctcgctgagact DNAgtcctgcgccgcgagcggcttcaccttctcctcctactggatgtcctgggtccgccaagcccccggaaaggggctggaatgggtggccaacattaacgaggacggttccgccaagttctacgtggattccgtgaaaggccggtttaccatctcgagggacaacgccaagaattccctctacctccaaatgaactccctgagagcggaggacactgccgtgtacttctgtgcacgcgacctgagatcaggccggtactggggccaggggacactcgtgaccgtgtcaagcggaggcggtggctccggaggaggaggttccgggggaggaggcagcgaaattgtgttgacccagtcgcctggaaccctttccctgtcgcccggcggacgggctaccctgtcgtgccgcgctagccagtcgatctccggatcttttctcgcctggtaccagcagaagcccggacaggcccctaggctgctgatctacggggccagctcacgcgcaaccggtattccggatcggttctccggttccgggtcgggaactgacttcaccctgactatctcccggctggaaccagaggatttcgcggtctactactgccagcagtatggaagctcaccgccgaccttcggcttgggaaccaagctggaaatcaag CLL1_7 scFv-Fc 551caagtgcagctcgtcgaaagcggtggcgggctggtgcagccgggcggctcgctgagact DNAgtcctgcgccgcgagcggcttcaccttctcctcctactggatgtcctgggtccgccaagcccccggaaaggggctggaatgggtggccaacattaacgaggacggttccgccaagttctacgtggattccgtgaaaggccggtttaccatctcgagggacaacgccaagaattccctctacctccaaatgaactccctgagagcggaggacactgccgtgtacttctgtgcacgcgacctgagatcaggccggtactggggccaggggacactcgtgaccgtgtcaagcggaggcggtggctccggaggaggaggttccgggggaggaggcagcgaaattgtgttgacccagtcgcctggaaccctttccctgtcgcccggcggacgggctaccctgtcgtgccgcgctagccagtcgatctccggatcttttctcgcctggtaccagcagaagcccggacaggcccctaggctgctgatctacggggccagctcacgcgcaaccggtattccggatcggttctccggttccgggtcgggaactgacttcaccctgactatctcccggctggaaccagaggatttcgcggtctactactgccagcagtatggaagctcaccgccgaccttcggcttgggaaccaagctggaaatcaagggggggggcggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaag CD3 × CLL1_02 CLL1_2 VL 79EIVLTQSPLSLPVTPGQPASISCRSSQSLVYTDGNTYLNWFQQRPGQSPRRLIYKVSNRDSGVPDRFSGSGSDTDFTLKISR VEAEDVGIYYCMQGTHWSFTFGQGTRLEIKCLL1_2 VH 66 EVQLVESGGGVVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFDDYAMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVSLISGDGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRVEDTAVYYCARVFDSYYMDVWGKGTTV TVSS CLL1_2 scFv 40EVQLVESGGGVVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFDDYAMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVSLISGDGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRVEDTAVYYCARVFDSYYMDVWGKGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGSGGSEIVLTQSPLSLPVTPGQPASISCRSSQSLVYTDGNTYLNWFQQRPGQSPRRLIYKVSNRDSGVPDRFSGSGSDTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGIYYCMQGTHWS FTFGQGTRLEIK CLL1_2 scFv-Fc 552EVQLVESGGGVVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFDDYAMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVSLISGDGGSTYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRVEDTAVYYCARVFDSYYMDVWGKGTTVTVSSGGGGSGGGGSGSGGSEIVLTQSPLSLPVTPGQPASISCRSSQSLVYTDGNTYLNWFQQRPGQSPRRLIYKVSNRDSGVPDRFSGSGSDTDFTLKISRVEAEDVGIYYCMQGTHWSFTFGQGTRLEIKGGGGSDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVAVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALAAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPCRDELTKNQVSLWCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQ KSLSLSPGK CLL1_2 VL DNA 553gaaattgtcctcacccaatccccgctgtcactgcccgtgacccctggccagccggcatccatcagctgccggagcagccagtccctggtgtacactgacggaaatacttacctgaactggttccagcaacgcccggggcagagcccacgcagactgatctacaaggtgtcaaacagggactctggagtgcccgataggttctcgggttccgggtcggacaccgattttacactgaagatctcccgggtggaagcggaggacgtgggcatctattactgtatgcaggggacccattggtccttcacgttcggacagggcactcggctggaaatcaag CLL1_2 VH DNA 554gaagtgcagttggtggagagcggaggcggcgtggtgcagcccggaggttccctgcggctgtcgtgcgcggcctcgggtttcacttttgatgactacgccatgcactgggtcagacaggcccctggaaagggcctcgaatgggtgtcgctgatttccggagatggaggcagcacctactatgccgattccgtcaaggggagattcaccatttcccgcgacaacagcaaaaacaccttgtacctccaaatgaactccctgcgggtggaggacaccgctgtgtactactgcgcccgcgtgttcgactcatactacatggacgtctggggaaaggggaccactgtgaccgtgtccagc CLL1_2 scFv 555gaagtgcagttggtggagagcggaggcggcgtggtgcagcccggaggttccctgcggct DNAgtcgtgcgcggcctcgggtttcacttttgatgactacgccatgcactgggtcagacaggcccctggaaagggcctcgaatgggtgtcgctgatttccggagatggaggcagcacctactatgccgattccgtcaaggggagattcaccatttcccgcgacaacagcaaaaacaccttgtacctccaaatgaactccctgcgggtggaggacaccgctgtgtactactgcgcccgcgtgttcgactcatactacatggacgtctggggaaaggggaccactgtgaccgtgtccagcgggggaggcggctccggcggcggcggatcgggttcaggagggtccgaaattgtcctcacccaatccccgctgtcactgcccgtgacccctggccagccggcatccatcagctgccggagcagccagtccctggtgtacactgacggaaatacttacctgaactggttccagcaacgcccggggcagagcccacgcagactgatctacaaggtgtcaaacagggactctggagtgcccgataggttctcgggttccgggtcggacaccgattttacactgaagatctcccgggtggaagcggaggacgtgggcatctattactgtatgcaggggacccattggtccttcacgttcggacagggcactcggctggaaatcaag CLL1_2 scFv-Fc 556gaagtgcagttggtggagagcggaggcggcgtggtgcagcccggaggttccctgcggct DNAgtcgtgcgcggcctcgggtttcacttttgatgactacgccatgcactgggtcagacaggcccctggaaagggcctcgaatgggtgtcgctgatttccggagatggaggcagcacctactatgccgattccgtcaaggggagattcaccatttcccgcgacaacagcaaaaacaccttgtacctccaaatgaactccctgcgggtggaggacaccgctgtgtactactgcgcccgcgtgttcgactcatactacatggacgtctggggaaaggggaccactgtgaccgtgtccagcgggggaggcggctccggcggcggcggatcgggttcaggagggtccgaaattgtcctcacccaatccccgctgtcactgcccgtgacccctggccagccggcatccatcagctgccggagcagccagtccctggtgtacactgacggaaatacttacctgaactggttccagcaacgcccggggcagagcccacgcagactgatctacaaggtgtcaaacagggactctggagtgcccgataggttctcgggttccgggtcggacaccgattttacactgaagatctcccgggtggaagcggaggacgtgggcatctattactgtatgcaggggacccattggtccttcacgttcggacagggcactcggctggaaatcaagggaggaggcggatccgataagacccacacctgtccaccctgccctgcccccgaactgcttggtggtccgtccgtgtttctgttcccgcccaagcccaaggacaccctcatgatctcacggactcctgaagtgacctgtgtggtggtcgctgtgtcccacgaggaccccgaagtcaagttcaattggtacgtggacggagtggaagtgcacaacgctaagaccaagccccgcgaggaacagtacaactccacttaccgcgtcgtgtcggtgctgaccgtgctgcatcaggattggctgaacggaaaggagtacaagtgcaaggtgtccaacaaggctctggcggcacccatcgaaaagaccatcagcaaggccaaagggcaacctagagaaccacaagtctacaccctgcctccttgccgggatgagctcaccaagaaccaggtgtccctgtggtgcctcgtgaagggcttctacccctctgacatcgcggtggaatgggagtcaaacggccagccagagaacaactacaagacaaccccccctgtcctggacagcgacggctccttcttcctgtactcgaagctgactgtggataagagccggtggcaacagggcaacgtgttctcatgttcggtcatgcacgaggccctgcataaccactacactcagaagtccctgagcctgtcccctggaaagIn aspects, the invention provides a multispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific molecule, comprising an anti-CD3 binding domain comprising aVL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1209 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1236, andan anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprising:

a) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 88 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 75;

b) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 89 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 76;

c) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 87 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 74;

d) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72;

e) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 86 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 73;

f) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 83 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 70;

g) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 90 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 77;

h) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 79 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66; or

i) a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 84 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 71.

In aspects, the invention provides a multispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific molecule, comprising an anti-CD3 binding domain comprisingSEQ ID NO: 506, and an anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprising:

a) SEQ ID NO: 49;

b) SEQ ID NO: 50;

c) SEQ ID NO: 48;

d) SEQ ID NO: 46;

e) SEQ ID NO: 47;

f) SEQ ID NO: 44;

g) SEQ ID NO: 51;

h) SEQ ID NO: 40; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 45.

In aspects, the invention provides a multispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific molecule (e.g., a bispecific molecule having a scFv-Fcformat), comprising a first polypeptide comprising an anti-CD3 bindingdomain, wherein said first polypeptide chain comprises, e.g., consistsof, SEQ ID NO: 507, and a second polypeptide comprising an anti-CLL-1binding domain, wherein said second polypeptide chain comprises, e.g.,consists of:

a) SEQ ID NO: 512;

b) SEQ ID NO: 517;

c) SEQ ID NO: 522;

d) SEQ ID NO: 527;

e) SEQ ID NO: 532;

f) SEQ ID NO: 537;

g) SEQ ID NO: 542;

h) SEQ ID NO: 547; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 552.

IV. Binding Specificity

The molecules of the present invention can be multivalent multispecific,multivalent monospecific, monovalent multispecific, or monovalentmonospecific.

In one embodiment, the molecule is a bivalent molecule (e.g., a bivalentantibody or antibody-like molecule). In one particular aspect, thepresent molecule has dual binding specificities if the first antigenbinding domain and second antigen binding domain recognize two differentantigens or two different epitopes on the same antigen. In anotherparticular aspect, if the first and second antigen binding domains bindto the same antigen/epitope, the molecule is a mono-specific molecule.Incorporation of additional antigen binding domains, e.g., byincorporation of one or more additional scFv antigen binding domains mayform a multispecific molecule when the one or more additional scFvantigen binding domains recognize a different antigen/epitope than thefirst and second antigen binding domains.

Standard assays to evaluate the binding specificity of the antibodies orantibody-like molecules toward various epitopes and/or antigens areknown in the art, including for example, Biacore analysis, or FACSrelative affinity (Scatchard), ELISAs, western blots and RIAs. Suitableassays are described in detail in the Definition and Examples.

V. Physical Property/Yield

In certain embodiments, the present molecule offers desirable physicalproperties, such as a thermo-stability substantially same as orincreased relative to that of natural antibodies.

Thermostability refers to protein stability during heat stress, which isan ability of a protein to retain the characteristic property whenheated moderately. When exposed to heat, proteins will experiencedenaturing/unfolding process and will expose hydrophobic residues. Eachprotein is completely unfolded in response to heat at a characteristictemperature. The temperature at the mid-point of the protein unfoldingprocess is defined as Tm, which is an important physical characteristicfor a protein, and can be measured with the techniques known in the art.A multispecific molecule having a relatively high value of Tm is usuallydesirable because a high value of Tm often indicates less aggregationwhen it is used for preparing a pharmaceutical composition. In addition,higher Tm may also result in higher expression and yield.

In one particular embodiment, the multispecific molecule of the presentinvention has substantially same Tm as compared to that of an IgGantibody.

In yet another embodiment, the present invention includes a method ofgenerating a multispecific molecule having substantially the samethermostability as a reference antibody comprising 1) designing amolecule of one of the formats described herein; 2) producing themolecule in a host cell; and 3) measuring and comparing Tm of themolecule and the reference antibody.

Cell culture systems have been widely used for expressing antibodyfragments, but there have been few attempts to express and recoverfunctional completely assembled full-length antibodies in high yield.Because of the complex structure and large size of completely assembledfull-length antibodies or antibody-like molecules, it is often difficultto achieve proper folding and assembly of the expressed heavy and lightchains, especially in bacterial cells. This problem is especiallychallenging when producing multispecific molecules. Because of therandom pairing of two different antibody heavy and light chains withinthe host cells, only small percentage of the assembled antibody orantibody-like species is the desired, functional multispecificmolecules. Due to the presence of mispaired byproducts, andsignificantly reduced production yields, sophisticated purificationprocedures are required (see e.g. Morrison, S. L., Nature Biotech 25(2007) 1233-1234).

In some embodiments, the present molecules (e.g. antibodies orantibody-like molecules), when recombinantly produced in comparable cellcultures, have substantially same yield as when producing a referenceantibody. In particular, under the same culture condition, beingexpressed by the same type of host cells, the molecules havesubstantially the same expression levels as a reference antibody. Theexpression levels of the produced molecule can be measured with thestandard techniques in the art, such as, scanning densitometry ofSDS-PAGE gels and/or immunoblots and the AME5-RP assay. Antibody orantibody-like molecule yield can also be quantified by protein A sensorchip using Qctec Red (Fotrte Bio).

The present invention includes a method of generating a multispecificmolecule and having substantially same yield as production of areference antibody comprising 1) designing a molecule of the presentinvention described herein; 2) producing the molecule in a host cell;and 3) measuring and comparing the expression level of said moleculewith said reference antibody.

VI. Modification of the Molecules of the Present Invention

I. Molecules with Enhanced Heterodimerization

Inadequate heterodimerization of two antibody heavy chain domains hasalways been an obstacle for increasing the yield of desiredmultispecific molecules and represents challenges for purification. Avariety of approaches available in the art can be used in for enhancingdimerization of the two heavy chain domains of bispecific ormultispecific antibody or antibody-like molecules, as disclosed in EP1870459A1; U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,582,996; 5,731,168; 5,910,573; 5,932,448;6,833,441; 7,183,076; U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2006204493A1; and PCT Publication No. WO2009/089004A1

The present invention provides methods of enhancing dimerization(hetero-dimerization) of two interacting heterologous polypeptidesand/or reducing dimerization (homo-dimerization) of two identicalpolypeptides. Typically, each of the two interacting polypeptidescomprises a CH3 domain of an antibody. The CH3 domains are derived fromthe constant region of an antibody of any isotype, class or subclass,and preferably of IgG (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4) class.

Typically, the polypeptides comprise other antibody fragments inaddition to CH3 domains, such as, CH1 domains, CH2 domains, hingedomain, VH domain(s), VL domain(s), CDR(s), and/or antigen-bindingfragments described herein. These antibody fragments are derived fromvarious types of antibodies described herein, for example, polyclonalantibody, monoclonal antibodies, chimeric antibodies, humanizedantibodies, human antibodies, bispecific or multispecific antibodies,camelised antibodies, anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies and antibodyconjugates. In some embodiments, the two hetero-polypeptides are twoheavy chains forming a bispecific or multispecific molecules.Heterodimerzation of the two different heavy chains at CH3 domains giverise to the desired antibody or antibody-like molecule, whilehomodimerization of identical heavy chains will reduce yield of thedesired antibody or molecule. In an exemplary embodiment, the two ormore hetero-polypeptide chains comprise two chains comprising CH3domains and forming the molecules of any of the multispecific moleculeFormats described above of the present invention. In an embodiment, thetwo hetero-polypeptide chains comprising CH3 domains comprisemodifications that favor heterodimeric association of the polypeptides,relative to unmodified chains. Various examples of modificationstrategies are provided below.

Knob-in-Hole (KIH)

Multispecific molecules, e.g., multispecific antibody or antibody-likemolecules, of the present invention may comprise one or more, e.g., aplurality, of mutations to one or more of the constant domains, e.g., tothe CH3 domains. In one example, the multispecific molecule of thepresent invention comprises two polypeptides that each comprise a heavychain constant domain of an antibody, e.g., a CH2 or CH3 domain. In anexample, the two heavy chain constant domains, e.g., the CH2 or CH3domains of the multispecific molecule comprise one or more mutationsthat allow for a heterodimeric association between the two chains. Inone aspect, the one or more mutations are disposed on the CH2 domain ofthe two heavy chains of the multispecific, e.g., bispecific, antibody orantibody-like molecule. In one aspect, the one or more mutations aredisposed on the CH3 domains of at least two polypeptides of themultispecific molecule. In one aspect, the one or more mutations to afirst polypeptide of the multispecific molecule comprising a heavy chainconstant domain creates a “knob” and the one or more mutations to asecond polypeptide of the multispecific molecule comprising a heavychain constant domain creates a “hole,” such that heterodimerization ofthe polypeptide of the multispecific molecule comprising a heavy chainconstant domain causes the “knob” to interface (e.g., interact, e.g., aCH2 domain of a first polypeptide interacting with a CH2 domain of asecond polypeptide, or a CH3 domain of a first polypeptide interactingwith a CH3 domain of a second polypeptide) with the “hole.” As the termis used herein, a “knob” refers to at least one amino acid side chainwhich projects from the interface of a first polypeptide of themultispecific molecule comprising a heavy chain constant domain and istherefore positionable in a compensatory “hole” in the interface with asecond polypeptide of the multispecific molecule comprising a heavychain constant domain so as to stabilize the heteromultimer, and therebyfavor heteromultimer formation over homomultimer formation, for example.The knob may exist in the original interface or may be introducedsynthetically (e.g. by altering nucleic acid encoding the interface).The preferred import residues for the formation of a knob are generallynaturally occurring amino acid residues and are preferably selected fromarginine (R), phenylalanine (F), tyrosine (Y) and tryptophan (W). Mostpreferred are tryptophan and tyrosine. In the preferred embodiment, theoriginal residue for the formation of the protuberance has a small sidechain volume, such as alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glycine,serine, threonine or valine.

A “hole” refers to at least one amino acid side chain which is recessedfrom the interface of a second polypeptide of the multispecific moleculecomprising a heavy chain constant domain and therefore accommodates acorresponding knob on the adjacent interfacing surface of a firstpolypeptide of the multispecific molecule comprising a heavy chainconstant domain. The hole may exist in the original interface or may beintroduced synthetically (e.g. by altering nucleic acid encoding theinterface). The preferred import residues for the formation of a holeare usually naturally occurring amino acid residues and are preferablyselected from alanine (A), serine (S), threonine (T) and valine (V).Most preferred are serine, alanine or threonine. In the preferredembodiment, the original residue for the formation of the hole has alarge side chain volume, such as tyrosine, arginine, phenylalanine ortryptophan.

In a preferred embodiment, a first CH3 domain is mutated at residue 366,405 or 407 according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp.688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5th ed.,Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)) to create either a “knob” or a hole”(as described above), and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizeswith the first CH3 domain is mutated at: residue 407 if residue 366 ismutated in the first CH3 domain, residue 394 if residue 405 is mutatedin the first CH3 domain, or residue 366 if residue 407 is mutated in thefirst CH3 domain, according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al.(pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5thed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)), to create a “hole” or “knob”complementary to the “knob” or “hole” of the first CH3 domain.

In another preferred embodiment, a first CH3 domain is mutated atresidue 366 according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp.688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5th ed.,Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)) to create either a “knob” or a hole”(as described above), and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizeswith the first CH3 domain is mutated at residues 366, 368 and/or 407,according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 inSequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991;NIH, Bethesda, Md.)), to create a “hole” or “knob” complementary to the“knob” or “hole” of the first CH3 domain. In one embodiment, themutation to the first CH3 domain introduces a tyrosine (Y) residue atposition 366. In an embodiment, the mutation to the first CH3 is T366Y.In one embodiment, the mutation to the first CH3 domain introduces atryptophan (W) residue at position 366. In an embodiment, the mutationto the first CH3 is T366W. In embodiments, the mutation to the secondCH3 domain that heterodimerizes with the first CH3 domain mutated atposition 366 (e.g., has a tyrosine (Y) or tryptophan (W) introduced atposition 366, e.g., comprises the mutation T366Y or T366W), comprises amutation at position 366, a mutation at position 368 and a mutation atposition 407, according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp.688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5th ed.,Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)) In embodiments, the mutation atposition 366 introduces a serine (S) residue, the mutation at position368 introduces an alanine (A), and the mutation at position 407introduces a valine (V). In embodiments, the mutations comprise T366S,L368A and Y407V. In one embodiment the first CH3 domain of themultispecific molecule comprises the mutation T366Y, and the second CH3domain that heterodimerizes with the first CH3 domain comprises themutations T366S, L368A and Y407V, or vice versa. In one embodiment thefirst CH3 domain of the multispecific molecule comprises the mutationT366W, and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizes with the first CH3domain comprises the mutations T366S, L368A and Y407V, or vice versa.

Additional knob in hole mutation pairs suitable for use in any of themultispecific molecules of the present invention are further describedin, for example, WO1996/027011, and Merchant et al., Nat. Biotechnol.,16:677-681 (1998), the contents of which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the CH3 domains may beadditionally mutated to introduce a pair of cysteine residues. Withoutbeing bound by theory, it is believed that the introduction of a pair ofcysteine residues capable of forming a disulfide bond provide stabilityto the heterodimerized multispecific molecule. In embodiments, the firstCH3 domain comprises a cysteine at position 354, according to the EUnumbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteinsof immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)),and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizes with the first CH3 domaincomprises a cysteine at position 349, according to the EU numberingscheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins ofimmunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)) Inembodiments, the first CH3 domain of the multispecific moleculecomprises a cysteine at position 354 (e.g., comprises the mutationS354C) and a tyrosine (Y) at position 366 (e.g., comprises the mutationT366Y), and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizes with the firstCH3 domain comprises a cysteine at position 349 (e.g., comprises themutation Y349C), a serine at position 366 (e.g., comprises the mutationT366S), an alanine at position 368 (e.g., comprises the mutation L368A),and a valine at position 407 (e.g., comprises the mutation Y407V). Inembodiments, the first CH3 domain of the multispecific moleculecomprises a cysteine at position 354 (e.g., comprises the mutationS354C) and a tryptophan (W) at position 366 (e.g., comprises themutation T366W), and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizes with thefirst CH3 domain comprises a cysteine at position 349 (e.g., comprisesthe mutation Y349C), a serine at position 366 (e.g., comprises themutation T366S), an alanine at position 368 (e.g., comprises themutation L368A), and a valine at position 407 (e.g., comprises themutation Y407V).

IgG Heterodimerization

In one aspect, heterodimerization of the polypeptide chains (e.g., ofthe half antibodies) of the multispecific molecule is increased byintroducing one or more mutations in a CH3 domain which is derived fromthe IgG1 antibody class. In an embodiment, the mutations comprise aK409R mutation to one CH3 domain paired with F405L mutation in thesecond CH3 domain, according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al.(pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5thed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)). Additional mutations may also,or alternatively, be at positions 366, 368, 370, 399, 405, 407, and 409according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 inSequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991;NIH, Bethesda, Md.)). Preferably, heterodimerization of polypeptidescomprising such mutations is achieved under reducing conditions, e.g.,10-100 mM 2-MEA (e.g., 25, 50, or 100 mM 2-MEA) for 1-10, e.g., 1.5-5,e.g., 5, hours at 25-37 C, e.g., 25 C or 37 C.

The amino acid replacements described herein are introduced into the CH3domains using techniques which are well known in the art. Normally theDNA encoding the heavy chain(s) is genetically engineered using thetechniques described in Mutagenesis: a Practical Approach.Oligonucleotide-mediated mutagenesis is a preferred method for preparingsubstitution variants of the DNA encoding the two hybrid heavy chains.This technique is well known in the art as described by Adelman et al.,(1983) DNA, 2:183.

The IgG heterodimerization strategy is described in, for example,WO2008/119353, WO2011/131746, and WO2013/060867, the contents of whichare hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the CH3 domains may beadditionally mutated to introduce a pair of cysteine residues. Withoutbeing bound by theory, it is believed that the introduction of a pair ofcysteine residues capable of forming a disulfide bond provide stabilityto the heterodimerized multispecific molecule. In embodiments, the firstCH3 domain comprises a cysteine at position 354, according to the EUnumbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteinsof immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)),and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizes with the first CH3 domaincomprises a cysteine at position 349, according to the EU numberingscheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins ofimmunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.))

Polar Bridge

In one aspect, heterodimerization of the polypeptide chains (e.g., ofthe half antibodies) of the multispecific molecule is increased byintroducing mutations based on the “polar-bridging” rational, which isto make residues at the binding interface of the two polypeptide chainsto interact with residues of similar (or complimentary) physicalproperty in the heterodimer configuration, while with residues ofdifferent physical property in the homodimer configuration. Inparticular, these mutations are designed so that, in the heterodimerformation, polar residues interact with polar residues, whilehydrophobic residues interact with hydrophobic residues. In contrast, inthe homodimer formation, residues are mutated so that polar residuesinteract with hydrophobic residues. The favorable interactions in theheterodimer configuration and the unfavorable interactions in thehomodimer configuration work together to make it more likely for CH3domains to form heterodimers than to form homodimers.

In an exemplary embodiment, the above mutations are generated at one ormore positions of residues 364, 368, 399, 405, 409, and 411 of CH3domain, amino acid numbering according to the EU numbering scheme ofKabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunologicalinterest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)).

In one aspect, one or more mutations selected from a group consistingof: Ser364Leu, Thr366Val, Leu368G1n, Asp399Lys, Phe405Ser, Lys409Phe andThr411Lys are introduced into one of the two CH3 domains. (Ser364Leu:original residue of serine at position 364 is replaced by leucine;Thr366Val: original residue of threonine at position 366 is replaced byvaline; Leu368G1n: original residue of leucine at position 368 isreplaced by glutamine; Asp399Lys: original residue aspartic acid atposition 399 is replaced by lysine; Phe405Ser: original residuephenylalanine at position 405 is replaced by serine; Lys409Phe: originalresidue lysine at position 409 is replaced by phenylalanine; Thr411Lys:original residue of threonine at position 411 is replaced by lysine.).

In another aspect, the other CH3 can be introduced with one or moremutations selected from a group consisting of: Tyr407Phe, Lys409Gln andThr411Asp (Tyr407Phe: original residue tyrosine at position 407 isreplaced by phenyalanine; Lys409Glu: original residue lysine at position409 is replaced by glutamic acid; Thr411Asp: original residue ofthreonine at position 411 is replaced by aspartic acid).

In a further aspect, one CH3 domain has one or more mutations selectedfrom a group consisting of: Ser364Leu, Thr366Val, Leu368G1n, Asp399Lys,Phe405Ser, Lys409Phe and Thr411Lys, while the other CH3 domain has oneor more mutations selected from a group consisting of: Tyr407Phe,Lys409Gln and Thr411Asp.

In one exemplary embodiment, the original residue of threonine atposition 366 of one CH3 domain is replaced by valine, while the originalresidue of tyrosine at position 407 of the other CH3 domain is replacedby phenylalanine.

In another exemplary embodiment, the original residue of serine atposition 364 of one CH3 domain is replaced by leucine, while theoriginal residue of leucine at position 368 of the same CH3 domain isreplaced by glutamine.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the original residue ofphenylalanine at position 405 of one CH3 domain is replaced by serineand the original residue of lysine at position 409 of this CH3 domain isreplaced by phenylalanine, while the original residue of lysine atposition 409 of the other CH3 domain is replaced by glutamine.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, the original residue of asparticacid at position 399 of one CH3 domain is replaced by lysine, and theoriginal residue of threonine at position 411 of the same CH3 domain isreplaced by lysine, while the original residue of threonine at position411 of the other CH3 domain is replaced by aspartic acid.

The amino acid replacements described herein are introduced into the CH3domains using techniques which are well known in the art. Normally theDNA encoding the heavy chain(s) is genetically engineered using thetechniques described in Mutagenesis: a Practical Approach.Oligonucleotide-mediated mutagenesis is a preferred method for preparingsubstitution variants of the DNA encoding the two hybrid heavy chains.This technique is well known in the art as described by Adelman et al.,(1983) DNA, 2:183.

The polar bridge strategy is described in, for example, WO2006/106905,WO2009/089004 and K. Gunasekaran, et al. (2010) The Journal ofBiological Chemistry, 285:19637-19646, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety.

In any of the embodiments described herein, the CH3 domains may beadditionally mutated to introduce a pair of cysteine residues. Withoutbeing bound by theory, it is believed that the introduction of a pair ofcysteine residues capable of forming a disulfide bond provide stabilityto the heterodimerized multispecific molecule. In embodiments, the firstCH3 domain comprises a cysteine at position 354, according to the EUnumbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteinsof immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)),and the second CH3 domain that heterodimerizes with the first CH3 domaincomprises a cysteine at position 349, according to the EU numberingscheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins ofimmunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.))

II. Molecules with Variable Region Modifications

Each of the N-terminal VH and VL domains and C-terminal VH and VLdomains of the molecule (e.g. antibody or antibody-like molecule) of thepresent invention comprises hypervariable regions CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3sequences. In certain embodiments, one or more of these CDR sequenceshave conservative modifications of the amino acid sequences, and whereinthe modified molecules retain or have enhanced binding properties ascompared to the parent antibodies.

In addition, it has been found that in certain instances it isbeneficial to mutate residues within the framework regions to maintainor enhance the antigen binding ability of the antibody (see e.g., U.S.Pat. Nos. 5,530,101; 5,585,089; 5,693,762 and 6,180,370 to Queen et al).The molecules (e.g. antibodies or antibody-like molecules) of thepresent invention can be modified by introducing such mutations to itsvariable region frameworks in order to improve the binding properties.

Another type of variable region modification is to mutate amino acidresidues within the VH and/or VL CDR1, CDR2 and/or CDR3 domains tothereby improve one or more binding properties (e.g., affinity) of themolecule (e.g. antibody or antibody-like molecule) of interest, known as“affinity maturation.” Site-directed mutagenesis or PCR-mediatedmutagenesis can be performed to introduce the mutation(s) and the effecton antibody binding, or other functional property of interest, can beevaluated in in vitro or in vivo assays as described herein and providedin the Examples. Conservative modifications (as discussed above) can beintroduced. The mutations may be amino acid substitutions, additions ordeletions. Moreover, typically no more than one, two, three, four orfive residues within a CDR region are altered.

Amino acid sequence variants of the present molecules can be prepared byintroducing appropriate nucleotide changes into the encoding DNAs, or bysynthesis of the desired variants. Such variants include, for example,deletions from, or insertions or substitutions of, residues within theamino acid sequences of present molecules. Any combination of deletion,insertion, and substitution is made to arrive at the final construct,provided that the final construct possesses the desired antigen-bindingcharacteristics. The amino acid changes also may alterpost-translational processes of the molecules, such as changing thenumber or position of glycosylation sites.

The present application includes variants of the molecules describedherein and/or fragments thereof having amino acid conservativemodifications in variable regions and/or constant regions.

III. Molecules with an Extended In Vivo Half-Life.

The present molecule can be further modified to have an extendedhalf-life in vivo.

A variety of strategies can be used to extend the half life of themolecules of the present invention. For example, by chemical linkage topolyethyleneglycol (PEG), reCODE PEG, antibody scaffold, polysialic acid(PSA), hydroxyethyl starch (HES), albumin-binding ligands, andcarbohydrate shields; by genetic fusion to proteins binding to serumproteins, such as albumin, IgG, FcRn, and transferring; by coupling(genetically or chemically) to other binding moieties that bind to serumproteins, such as nanobodies, Fabs, DARPins, avimers, affibodies, andanticalins; by genetic fusion to rPEG, albumin, domain of albumin,albumin-binding proteins, and Fc; or by incorporation into nanocarriers,slow release formulations, or medical devices.

The molecules of the present invention having an increased half-life invivo can also be generated introducing one or more amino acidmodifications (i.e., substitutions, insertions or deletions) into an IgGconstant domain, or FcRn binding fragment thereof (preferably a Fc orhinge Fc domain fragment). See, e.g., International Publication No. WO98/23289; International Publication No. WO 97/34631; and U.S. Pat. No.6,277,375.

Further, the molecules can be conjugated to albumin in order to make themolecules more stable in vivo or have a longer half life in vivo. Thetechniques are well-known in the art, see, e.g., InternationalPublication Nos. WO 93/15199, WO 93/15200, and WO 01/77137; and EuropeanPatent No. EP 413,622.

The molecules of the present invention may also be fused to one or morehuman serum albumin (HSA) polypeptides, or a portion thereof. The use ofalbumin as a component of an albumin fusion protein as a carrier forvarious proteins has been suggested in WO 93/15199, WO 93/15200, and EP413 622. The use of N-terminal fragments of HSA for fusions topolypeptides has also been proposed (EP 399 666). Accordingly, bygenetically or chemically fusing or conjugating the molecules toalbumin, can stabilize or extend the shelf-life, and/or to retain themolecule's activity for extended periods of time in solution, in vitroand/or in vivo. Additional methods pertaining to HSA fusions can befound, for example, in WO 2001077137 and WO 200306007, incorporatedherein by reference. In a specific embodiment, the expression of thefusion protein is performed in mammalian cell lines, for example, CHOcell lines.

IV. Fc Silencing

Without being bound by theory, in embodiments that incorporate one ormore constant domains, e.g., heavy chain constant regions, it may bebeneficial to include one or mutations to silence, e.g., ADCC and/or CDCeffector function within hFc. Activation of the immune cell occurspreferentially in the presence of crosslinking to the target cell.However, human Fc may bind to high and low affinity FcR gamma receptors.Therefore, crosslinking of receptors (e.g. CD3) on the immune cell andsubsequent agonism may occur upon binding in the absence of tumortargeting. Additionally, crosslinking of Fc via gamma receptors mayinduce antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Human Fc whencomplexed at the cell surface can also bind complement proteins andinduce complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). Mutations to residues inFc which reduce or abrogate these interactions may thus limit theseeffects and focus the impact of the molecules described herein upon thetumor target cell. In embodiments, one or more, e.g., all, of the heavychain constant region domains of the multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or antibody-like moleculecomprise the DAPA mutation (e.g. D265A and P329A in EU numbering). Seee.g., Shields R L, Namenuk A K, Hong K, Meng Y G, Rae J, Briggs J, XieD, Lai J, Stadlen A, Li B, Fox J A, Presta L G. High resolution mappingof the binding site on human IgG1 for Fc gamma RI, Fc gamma RII, Fcgamma Rill, and FcRn and design of IgG1 variants with improved bindingto the Fc gamma R. J Biol Chem. 2001; 276(9):6591-604; U.S. PatentPublication US2015/0320880 A1, the contents of each of which areincorporated by reference in their entireties. In embodiments, one ormore, e.g., all, of the heavy chain constant region domains of themultispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or antibody-like molecule comprise the LALA mutation (e.g.,L234A and L235A in EU numbering). E.g., Hezareh M, Hessell A J, Jensen RC, van de Winkel J G J, Parren PWHI. Effector Function Activities of aPanel of Mutants of a Broadly Neutralizing Antibody against HumanImmunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Journal of Virology. 2001;75(24):12161-12168; Shields R L, Namenuk A K, Hong K, Meng Y G, Rae J,Briggs J, Xie D, Lai J, Stadlen A, Li B, Fox J A, Presta L G. Highresolution mapping of the binding site on human IgG1 for Fc gamma RI, Fcgamma RII, Fc gamma RIII, and FcRn and design of IgG1 variants withimproved binding to the Fc gamma R. J Biol Chem. 2001; 276(9):6591-604,the contents of each of which are incorporated by reference in theirentirety. In embodiments, one or more, e.g., all, of the heavy chainconstant region domains of the multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule comprisean N279A mutation (according to EU numbering). E.g., Tao M H (1),Morrison S L. Studies of aglycosylated chimeric mouse-human IgG. Role ofcarbohydrate in the structure and effector functions mediated by thehuman IgG constant region. J Immunol. 1989; 143(8):2595-601; Shields RL, Namenuk A K, Hong K, Meng Y G, Rae J, Briggs J, Xie D, Lai J, StadlenA, Li B, Fox J A, Presta L G. High resolution mapping of the bindingsite on human IgG1 for Fc gamma RI, Fc gamma RII, Fc gamma RIII, andFcRn and design of IgG1 variants with improved binding to the Fc gammaR. J Biol Chem. 2001; 276(9):6591-604, the contents of each of which areincorporated by reference in their entirety.

V. Conjugates

The present invention includes multispecific molecules (e.g. antibodiesor antibody-like molecules) or the fragments thereof recombinantly fusedor chemically conjugated (including both covalent and non-covalentconjugations) to a heterologous protein or polypeptide (or fragmentthereof, preferably to a polypeptide of at least 10, at least 20, atleast 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least 60, at least 70, at least80, at least 90 or at least 100 amino acids) to generate fusionproteins. Methods for fusing or conjugating proteins, polypeptides, orpeptides to an antibody or an antibody fragment are known in the art.See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,336,603, 5,622,929, 5,359,046, 5,349,053,5,447,851, and 5,112,946; European Patent Nos. EP 307,434 and EP367,166; International Publication Nos. WO 96/04388 and WO 91/06570;Ashkenazi et al., (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:10535-10539;Zheng et al., (1995) J. Immunol. 154:5590-5600; and Vil et al., (1992)Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:11337-11341.

Additional fusion proteins may be generated through the techniques ofgene-shuffling, motif-shuffling, exon-shuffling, and/or codon-shuffling(collectively referred to as “DNA shuffling”). DNA shuffling may beemployed to alter the activities of molecules of the invention orfragments thereof (e.g., molecules or fragments thereof with higheraffinities and lower dissociation rates). See, generally, U.S. Pat. Nos.5,605,793, 5,811,238, 5,830,721, 5,834,252, and 5,837,458; Patten etal., (1997) Curr. Opinion Biotechnol. 8:724-33; Harayama, (1998) TrendsBiotechnol. 16(2):76-82; Hansson et al., (1999) J. Mol. Biol.287:265-76; and Lorenzo and Blasco, (1998) Biotechniques 24(2):308-313(each of these patents and publications are hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety). The molecules described herein or fragmentsthereof may be altered by being subjected to random mutagenesis byerror-prone PCR, random nucleotide insertion or other methods prior torecombination. A polynucleotide encoding a fragment of the presentmolecule may be recombined with one or more components, motifs,sections, parts, domains, fragments, etc. of one or more heterologousmolecules.

Moreover, the present molecules or fragments thereof can be fused tomarker sequences, such as a peptide to facilitate purification. Inpreferred embodiments, the marker amino acid sequence is ahexa-histidine peptide, such as the tag provided in a pQE vector(QIAGEN, Inc., 9259 Eton Avenue, Chatsworth, Calif., 91311), amongothers, many of which are commercially available. As described in Gentzet al., (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:821-824, for instance,hexa-histidine provides for convenient purification of the fusionprotein. Other peptide tags useful for purification include, but are notlimited to, the hemagglutinin (“HA”) tag, which corresponds to anepitope derived from the influenza hemagglutinin protein (Wilson et al.,(1984) Cell 37:767), and the “flag” tag.

In other embodiments, the molecules of the present invention orfragments thereof are conjugated to a diagnostic or detectable agent.Such molecules can be useful for monitoring or prognosing the onset,development, progression and/or severity of a disease or disorder aspart of a clinical testing procedure, such as determining the efficacyof a particular therapy. Such diagnosis and detection can accomplishedby coupling the molecules to detectable substances including, but notlimited to, various enzymes, such as, but not limited to, horseradishperoxidase, alkaline phosphatase, beta-galactosidase, oracetylcholinesterase; prosthetic groups, such as, but not limited to,streptavidinlbiotin and avidin/biotin; fluorescent materials, such as,but not limited to, umbelliferone, fluorescein, fluoresceinisothiocynate, rhodamine, dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansylchloride or phycoerythrin; luminescent materials, such as, but notlimited to, luminol; bioluminescent materials, such as but not limitedto, luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin; radioactive materials, such as,but not limited to, iodine (¹³¹I, ¹²⁵I, ¹²³I, and ¹²¹I), carbon (¹⁴C),sulfur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (¹¹⁵In, ¹¹³In, ¹¹²In, and ¹¹¹In),technetium (⁹⁹Tc), thallium (²⁰¹Ti), gallium (⁶⁸Ga, ⁶⁷Ga), palladium(¹⁰³Pd), molybdenum (⁹⁹Mo), xenon (¹³³Xe), fluorine (¹⁸F), ¹⁵³Sm, ¹⁷⁷Lu,¹⁵⁹Gd, ¹⁴⁹Pm, ¹⁴⁰La, ¹⁷⁵Yb, ¹⁶⁶Ho, ⁹⁰Y, 47Sc, ¹⁸⁶Re, ¹⁸⁸Re, ¹⁴²Pr,¹⁰⁵Rh, ⁹⁷Ru, ⁶⁸Ge, ⁵⁷Co, ⁶⁵Zn, ⁸⁵Sr, ³²P, ¹⁵³Gd, ¹⁶⁹Yb, ⁵¹Cr, ⁵⁴Mn,⁷⁵Se, ¹¹³Sn, and ¹¹⁷Tin; and positron emitting metals using variouspositron emission tomographies, and nonradioactive paramagnetic metalions.

The present application further encompasses uses of the presentmolecules or fragments thereof conjugated to a therapeutic moiety. Themolecules of the present invention or fragments thereof may beconjugated to a therapeutic moiety such as a cytotoxin, e.g., acytostatic or cytocidal agent, a therapeutic agent or a radioactivemetal ion, e.g., alpha-emitters. A cytotoxin or cytotoxic agent includesany agent that is detrimental to cells.

Further, the present molecule or fragment thereof may be conjugated to atherapeutic moiety or drug moiety that modifies a given biologicalresponse. Therapeutic moieties or drug moieties are not to be construedas limited to classical chemical therapeutic agents. For example, thedrug moiety may be a protein, peptide, or polypeptide possessing adesired biological activity. Such proteins may include, for example, atoxin such as abrin, ricin A, pseudomonas exotoxin, cholera toxin, ordiphtheria toxin; a protein such as tumor necrosis factor, α-interferon,β-interferon, nerve growth factor, platelet derived growth factor,tissue plasminogen activator, an apoptotic agent, an anti-angiogenicagent; or, a biological response modifier such as, for example, alymphokine.

In one embodiment, the present molecule, or a fragment thereof, isconjugated to a therapeutic moiety, such as a cytotoxin, a drug (e.g.,an immunosuppressant) or a radiotoxin. Such conjugates are referred toherein as “immunoconjugates”. Immunoconjugates that include one or morecytotoxins are referred to as “immunotoxins.” A cytotoxin or cytotoxicagent includes any agent that is detrimental to (e.g., kills) cells.Examples include taxon, cytochalasin B, gramicidin D, ethidium bromide,emetine, mitomycin, etoposide, tenoposide, vincristine, vinblastine, t.colchicin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, dihydroxy anthracin dione,mitoxantrone, mithramycin, actinomycin D, 1-dehydrotestosterone,glucocorticoids, procaine, tetracaine, lidocaine, propranolol, andpuromycin and analogs or homologs thereof. Therapeutic agents alsoinclude, for example, antimetabolites (e.g., methotrexate,6-mercaptopurine, 6-thioguanine, cytarabine, 5-fluorouracildecarbazine), ablating agents (e.g., mechlorethamine, thioepachloraxnbucil, meiphalan, carmustine (BSNU) and lomustine (CCNU),cyclothosphamide, busulfan, dibromomannitol, streptozotocin, mitomycinC, and cis-dichlorodiamine platinum (II) (DDP) cisplatin, anthracyclines(e.g., daunorubicin (formerly daunomycin) and doxorubicin), antibiotics(e.g., dactinomycin (formerly actinomycin), bleomycin, mithramycin, andanthramycin (AMC)), and anti-mitotic agents (e.g., vincristine andvinblastine). (See e.g., Seattle Genetics US20090304721).

Other examples of therapeutic cytotoxins that can be conjugated to themolecules of the present invention include duocarmycins, calicheamicins,maytansines and auristatins, and derivatives thereof. An example of acalicheamicin antibody conjugate is commercially available (Mylotarg™;Wyeth-Ayerst).

Cytoxins can be conjugated to the molecules of the invention usinglinker technology available in the art. Examples of linker types thathave been used to conjugate a cytotoxin to an antibody include, but arenot limited to, hydrazones, thioethers, esters, disulfides andpeptide-containing linkers. A linker can be chosen that is, for example,susceptible to cleavage by low pH within the lysosomal compartment orsusceptible to cleavage by proteases, such as proteases preferentiallyexpressed in tumor tissue such as cathepsins (e.g., cathepsins B, C, D).

For further discussion of types of cytotoxins, linkers and methods forconjugating therapeutic agents to the molecules, see also Saito et al.,(2003) Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 55:199-215; Trail et al., (2003) CancerImmunol. Immunother. 52:328-337; Payne, (2003) Cancer Cell 3:207-212;Allen, (2002) Nat. Rev. Cancer 2:750-763; Pastan and Kreitman, (2002)Curr. Opin. Investig. Drugs 3:1089-1091; Senter and Springer, (2001)Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. 53:247-264.

The molecules of the present invention also can be conjugated to aradioactive isotope to generate cytotoxic radiopharmaceuticals, alsoreferred to as radioimmunoconjugates. Examples of radioactive isotopesthat can be conjugated to molecules for use diagnostically ortherapeutically include, but are not limited to, iodine¹³¹, indium¹¹¹,yttrium⁹⁰, and lutetium¹⁷⁷. Method for preparing radioimmunconjugatesare established in the art. Examples of radioimmunoconjugates arecommercially available, including Zevalin™ (DEC Pharmaceuticals) andBexxar™ (Corixa Pharmaceuticals), and similar methods can be used toprepare radioimmunoconjugates using the molecules of the invention. Incertain embodiments, the macrocyclic chelator is1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N′,N″,N′″-tetraacetic acid (DOTA) whichcan be attached to the antibody via a linker molecule. Such linkermolecules are commonly known in the art and described in Denardo et al.,(1998) Clin Cancer Res. 4(10):2483-90; Peterson et al., (1999)Bioconjug. Chem. 10(4):553-7; and Zimmerman et al., (1999) Nucl. Med.Biol. 26(8):943-50, each incorporated by reference in their entireties.

Techniques for conjugating therapeutic moieties to antibodies orantibody-like molecules are well known, see, e.g., Arnon et al.,“Monoclonal Antibodies For Immunotargeting Of Drugs In Cancer Therapy”,in Monoclonal Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Reisfeld et al. (eds.), pp.243-56 (Alan R. Liss, Inc. 1985); Hellstrom et al., “Antibodies For DrugDelivery”, in Controlled Drug Delivery (2nd Ed.), Robinson et al.(eds.), pp. 623-53 (Marcel Dekker, Inc. 1987); Thorpe, “AntibodyCarriers Of Cytotoxic Agents In Cancer Therapy: A Review”, in MonoclonalAntibodies 84: Biological And Clinical Applications, Pinchera et al.(eds.), pp. 475-506 (1985); “Analysis, Results, And Future ProspectiveOf The Therapeutic Use Of Radiolabeled Antibody In Cancer Therapy”, inMonoclonal Antibodies For Cancer Detection And Therapy, Baldwin et al.(eds.), pp. 303-16 (Academic Press 1985), and Thorpe et al., (1982)Immunol. Rev. 62:119-58.

The molecules may also be attached to solid supports, which areparticularly useful for immunoassays or purification of the targetantigen. Such solid supports include, but are not limited to, glass,cellulose, polyacrylamide, nylon, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride orpolypropylene.

VII. Methods of Making the Molecules of the Present Invention

Where polypeptides of the multispecific molecules of the presentinvention are crosslinked, these functional linkages can be accomplishedusing methods known in the art. A variety of coupling or cross-linkingagents can be used for covalent conjugation. Examples of cross-linkingagents include protein A, carbodiimide,N-succinimidyl-S-acetyl-thioacetate (SATA),5,5′-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB), o-phenylenedimaleimide(oPDM), N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionate (SPDP), andsulfosuccinimidyl 4-(N-maleimidomethyl) cyclohexane-1-carboxylate(sulfo-SMCC) (see e.g., Karpovsky et al., (1984) J. Exp. Med. 160:1686;Liu et al. (1985) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:8648). Other methodsinclude those described in Paulus (1985) Behring Ins. Mitt. No.78:118-132; Brennan et al., (1985) Science 229:81-83), and Glennie etal., (1987) J. Immunol. 139: 2367-2375). Conjugating agents are SATA andsulfo-SMCC, both available from Pierce Chemical Co. (Rockford, Ill.).

Alternatively, the present molecules can be generated recombinantly byintroducing DNA constructs encoding the desired molecules intoexpression vectors and expressing and assembling the desired moleculesin the same host cells.

A. Preparing Polypeptide Chains

The first step of producing the present molecules is preparing thehalf-antibodies or component polypeptides (i.e., the one or morepolypeptide chains of the molecules comprising the first and secondantigen-binding domains). If the molecules are produced recombinantly,the nucleic acid molecules encoding the first and second half antibodiesmay be prepared first.

Polypeptides and antibodies and fragments thereof (e.g., halfantibodies) can be produced by a variety of techniques, includingconventional monoclonal antibody methodology e.g., the standard somaticcell hybridization technique of Kohler and Milstein, (1975) Nature 256:495. Many techniques for producing monoclonal antibody can be employede.g., viral or oncogenic transformation of B lymphocytes.

An animal system for preparing hybridomas is the murine system.Hybridoma production in the mouse is a well-established procedure.Immunization protocols and techniques for isolation of immunizedsplenocytes for fusion are known in the art. Fusion partners (e.g.,murine myeloma cells) and fusion procedures are also known.

Chimeric or humanized antibodies used in the present invention can beprepared based on the sequence of a murine monoclonal antibody preparedas described above. DNA encoding the heavy and light chainimmunoglobulins can be obtained from the murine hybridoma of interestand engineered to contain non-murine (e.g., human) immunoglobulinsequences using standard molecular biology techniques. For example, tocreate a chimeric antibody, the murine variable regions can be linked tohuman constant regions using methods known in the art (see e.g., U.S.Pat. No. 4,816,567 to Cabilly et al.). To create a humanized antibody,the murine CDR regions can be inserted into a human framework usingmethods known in the art. See e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,225,539 to Winter,and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,530,101; 5,585,089; 5,693,762 and 6,180,370 toQueen et al.

In a certain embodiment, the antibody or antibody-like molecules of theinvention are human monoclonal antibodies. Such human monoclonalantibodies can be generated using transgenic or transchromosomic micecarrying parts of the human immune system rather than the mouse system.These transgenic and transchromosomic mice include mice referred toherein as HuMAb mice and KM mice, respectively, and are collectivelyreferred to herein as “human Ig mice.”

The HuMAb Mouse® (Medarex, Inc.) contains human immunoglobulin geneminiloci that encode un-rearranged human heavy (μ and γ) and κ lightchain immunoglobulin sequences, together with targeted mutations thatinactivate the endogenous μ and κ chain loci (see e.g., Lonberg, et al.,(1994) Nature 368(6474): 856-859). Accordingly, the mice exhibit reducedexpression of mouse IgM or κ, and in response to immunization, theintroduced human heavy and light chain transgenes undergo classswitching and somatic mutation to generate high affinity human IgGκmonoclonal (Lonberg et al., (1994) supra; reviewed in Lonberg, (1994)Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology 113:49-101; Lonberg and Huszar,(1995) Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13: 65-93, and Harding and Lonberg, (1995)Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 764:536-546). The preparation and use of HuMAbmice, and the genomic modifications carried by such mice, is furtherdescribed in Taylor et al., (1992) Nucleic Acids Research 20:6287-6295;Chen et al., (1993) International Immunology 5: 647-656; Tuaillon etal., (1993) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:3720-3724; Choi et al., (1993)Nature Genetics 4:117-123; Chen et al., (1993) EMBO J. 12:821-830;Tuaillon et al., (1994) J. Immunol. 152:2912-2920; Taylor et al., (1994)International Immunology 579-591; and Fishwild et al., (1996) NatureBiotechnology 14: 845-851, the contents of all of which are herebyspecifically incorporated by reference in their entirety. See further,U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,545,806; 5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,789,650;5,877,397; 5,661,016; 5,814,318; 5,874,299; and 5,770,429; all toLonberg and Kay; U.S. Pat. No. 5,545,807 to Surani et al.; PCTPublication Nos. WO 92103918, WO 93/12227, WO 94/25585, WO 97113852, WO98/24884 and WO 99/45962, all to Lonberg and Kay; and PCT PublicationNo. WO 01/14424 to Korman et al.

In another embodiment, human antibodies used in the present inventioncan be raised using a mouse that carries human immunoglobulin sequenceson transgenes and transchomosomes such as a mouse that carries a humanheavy chain transgene and a human light chain transchromosome. Suchmice, referred to herein as “KM mice”, are described in detail in PCTPublication WO 02/43478 to Ishida et al.

Still further, alternative transgenic animal systems expressing humanimmunoglobulin genes are available in the art and can be used to raisehuman antibodies used in the present invention. For example, analternative transgenic system referred to as the Xenomouse (Abgenix,Inc.) can be used. Such mice are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos.5,939,598; 6,075,181; 6,114,598; 6, 150,584 and 6,162,963 toKucherlapati et al.

Moreover, alternative transchromosomic animal systems expressing humanimmunoglobulin genes are available in the art and can be used to raisethe human antibodies used in the invention. For example, mice carryingboth a human heavy chain transchromosome and a human light chaintranchromosome, referred to as “TC mice” can be used; such mice aredescribed in Tomizuka et al., (2000) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA97:722-727. Furthermore, cows carrying human heavy and light chaintranschromosomes have been described in the art (Kuroiwa et al., (2002)Nature Biotechnology 20:889-894) and can be used to raise humanantibodies used in the present application.

Human monoclonal antibodies can also be prepared using phage displaymethods for screening libraries of human immunoglobulin genes. Suchphage display methods for isolating human antibodies are established inthe art or described in the examples below. See for example: U.S. Pat.Nos. 5,223,409; 5,403,484; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,571,698 to Ladner et al.;U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,427,908 and 5,580,717 to Dower et al.; U.S. Pat. Nos.5,969,108 and 6,172,197 to McCafferty et al.; and U.S. Pat. Nos.5,885,793; 6,521,404; 6,544,731; 6,555,313; 6,582,915 and 6,593,081 toGriffiths et al.

Human monoclonal antibodies used in the invention can also be preparedusing SCID mice into which human immune cells have been reconstitutedsuch that a human antibody response can be generated upon immunization.Such mice are described in, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,476,996 and5,698,767 to Wilson et al.

Methods of making bispecific antibodies are known in the art anddiscussed in the present application.

B. Methods of Producing Molecules of the Present Invention Recombinantly

In one embodiment, the present application provides a method ofproducing the one or more polypeptide chains of the multispecificmolecule recombinantly, comprising: 1) producing one or more DNAconstructs comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding each of thepolypeptide chains of the multispecific molecule; 2) introducing saidDNA construct(s) into one or more expression vectors; 3) co-transfectingsaid expression vector(s) in one or more host cells; and 4) expressingand assembling the molecule in a host cell or in solution.

In this respect, the disclosure provides isolated nucleic acid, e.g.,one or more polynucleotides, encoding the multispecific moleculedescribed herein, for example a multispecific molecule that includes ananti-CD3 binding domain, e.g., as described herein, and an anti-CLL-1binding domain, e.g., as describe herein. In embodiments, the isolatednucleic acid is disposed on a single continuous polynucleotide. In otherembodiments, the isolated polynucleotide is disposed on two or morecontinuous polynucleotides.

In aspects, the nucleic acid includes sequence encoding an anti-CD3binding domain. In aspects, the nucleic acid includes SEQ ID NO: 508 andSEQ ID NO: 509.

In aspects, the isolated nucleic acid includes SEQ ID NO: 510.

In aspects, the isolated nucleic acid includes SEQ ID NO: 511.

In aspects, the nucleic acid includes sequence encoding an anti-CLL-1binding domain. In aspects, the isolated nucleic acid includes:

a) SEQ ID NO: 513 and SEQ ID NO: 514;

b) SEQ ID NO: 518 and SEQ ID NO: 519;

c) SEQ ID NO: 523 and SEQ ID NO: 524;

d) SEQ ID NO: 528 and SEQ ID NO: 529;

e) SEQ ID NO: 533 and SEQ ID NO: 534;

f) SEQ ID NO: 538 and SEQ ID NO: 539;

g) SEQ ID NO: 543 and SEQ ID NO: 544;

h) SEQ ID NO: 548 and SEQ ID NO: 549; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 553 and SEQ ID NO: 554.

In aspects, the isolated nucleic acid includes:

a) SEQ ID NO: 515;

b) SEQ ID NO: 520;

c) SEQ ID NO: 525;

d) SEQ ID NO: 530;

e) SEQ ID NO: 535;

f) SEQ ID NO: 540;

g) SEQ ID NO: 545;

h) SEQ ID NO: 550; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 555.

In aspects, the isolated nucleic acid includes:

a) SEQ ID NO: 516;

b) SEQ ID NO: 521;

c) SEQ ID NO: 526;

d) SEQ ID NO: 531;

e) SEQ ID NO: 536;

f) SEQ ID NO: 541;

g) SEQ ID NO: 546;

h) SEQ ID NO: 551; or

i) SEQ ID NO: 556.

In aspects, the isolated nucleic acid includes sequence encoding ananti-CD3 binding domain, for example, as described herein, and sequenceencoding an anti-CLL-1 binding domain, for example, as described herein.In aspects, the sequence encoding the anti-CD3 binding domain and thesequence encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain are disposed on separatepolynucleotides. In aspects, the sequence encoding the anti-CD3 bindingdomain and the sequence encoding the anti-CLL-1 binding domain aredisposed on a single polynucleotide.

In an exemplary embodiment, the DNA sequences encoding the light chainof the first half antibody, the DNA sequence encoding the heavy chain ofthe first half antibody, the DNA sequences encoding the light chain ofthe second half antibody, and the DNA sequence encoding the heavy chainof the second half antibody are placed in separate expression vectors.The expression vectors are then co-transfected into a host cell at aratio giving rise to optimal assembly. The encoded heavy chains andlight chains are expressed in the host cell and assemble into functionalmolecules.

In another exemplary embodiment, the DNA sequences encoding the heavyand light chains of the first half antibody are placed in one expressionvector, and the DNA sequences encoding the heavy and light chains of thesecond half antibody are placed in a second expression vector. Theexpression vectors may then be co-transfected into a host cell at aratio giving rise to optimal assembly. The encoded heavy chains andlight chains are expressed in the host cell and assemble into functionalmolecules. Alternatively, the expression vectors may be transfected intodifferent host cell populations, and the multispecific moleculeassembled in solution.

Desired mutations on the variable region or the constant region of themolecule described herein, such as, for enhancing hetero-dimerization,can be introduced at this stage as described herein.

The DNA sequences can be produced by de novo solid-phase DNA synthesisor by PCR mutagenesis of an existing sequence (e.g., sequences asdescribed in the Examples below) encoding heavy or light chains of thepresent molecules. Direct chemical synthesis of nucleic acids can beaccomplished by methods known in the art, such as the phosphotriestermethod of Narang et al., (1979) Meth. Enzymol. 68:90; the phosphodiestermethod of Brown et al., (1979) Meth. Enzymol. 68:109; thediethylphosphoramidite method of Beaucage et al., (1981) Tetra. Lett.,22:1859; and the solid support method of U.S. Pat. No. 4,458,066.Introducing mutations to a polynucleotide sequence by PCR can beperformed as described in, e.g., PCR Technology: Principles andApplications for DNA Amplification, H. A. Erlich (Ed.), Freeman Press,NY, NY, 1992; PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, Inniset al. (Ed.), Academic Press, San Diego, Calif., 1990; Mattila et al.,(1991) Nucleic Acids Res. 19:967; and Eckert et al., (1991) PCR Methodsand Applications 1:17.

Also provided in the invention are expression vectors and host cells forproducing the molecules described above. Various expression vectors canbe employed to express the polynucleotides encoding chains or bindingdomains of the molecule. Both viral-based and nonviral expressionvectors can be used to produce the antibodies in a mammalian host cell.Nonviral vectors and systems include plasmids, episomal vectors,typically with an expression cassette for expressing a protein or RNA,and human artificial chromosomes (see, e.g., Harrington et al., (1997)Nat Genet 15:345). For example, nonviral vectors useful for expressionof the polynucleotides and polypeptides in mammalian (e.g., human) cellsinclude pThioHis A, B & C, pcDNA3.1/His, pEBVHis A, B & C, (Invitrogen,San Diego, Calif.), MPSV vectors, and numerous other vectors known inthe art for expressing other proteins. Useful viral vectors includevectors based on retroviruses, adenoviruses, adeno associated viruses,herpes viruses, vectors based on SV40, papilloma virus, HBP Epstein Barrvirus, vaccinia virus vectors and Semliki Forest virus (SFV). See, Brentet al., (1995) supra; Smith, Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 49:807; and Rosenfeldet al., (1992) Cell 68:143.

The choice of expression vector depends on the intended host cells inwhich the vector is to be expressed. Typically, the expression vectorscontain a promoter and other regulatory sequences (e.g., enhancers) thatare operably linked to the polynucleotides encoding an antibody chain orfragment. In some embodiments, an inducible promoter is employed toprevent expression of inserted sequences except under inducingconditions. Inducible promoters include, e.g., arabinose, lacZ,metallothionein promoter or a heat shock promoter. Cultures oftransformed organisms can be expanded under noninducing conditionswithout biasing the population for coding sequences whose expressionproducts are better tolerated by the host cells. In addition topromoters, other regulatory elements may also be required or desired forefficient expression of the heavy chains and light chains of themultispecific molecules. These elements typically include an ATGinitiation codon and adjacent ribosome binding site or other sequences.In addition, the efficiency of expression may be enhanced by theinclusion of enhancers appropriate to the cell system in use (see, e.g.,Scharf et al., (1994) Results Probl. Cell Differ. 20:125; and Bittner etal., (1987) Meth. Enzymol., 153:516). For example, the SV40 enhancer orCMV enhancer may be used to increase expression in mammalian host cells.

The expression vectors may also provide a secretion signal sequenceposition to form a fusion protein with polypeptides encoded by insertingthe above-described sequences of heavy chain and/or light chain orfragments thereof. More often, the inserted antibody or antibody-likemolecule sequences are linked to a signal sequences before inclusion inthe vector. Vectors to be used to receive sequences encoding light andheavy chain variable domains sometimes also encode constant regions orparts thereof. Such vectors allow expression of the variable regions asfusion proteins with the constant regions thereby leading to productionof intact antibodies or antibody-like molecules or fragments thereof.Typically, such constant regions are human.

The host cells for harboring and expressing the present molecules can beeither prokaryotic or eukaryotic. E. coli is one prokaryotic host usefulfor cloning and expressing the polynucleotides of the present invention.Other microbial hosts suitable for use include bacilli, such as Bacillussubtilis, and other enterobacteriaceae, such as Salmonella, Serratia,and various Pseudomonas species. In these prokaryotic hosts, one canalso make expression vectors, which typically contain expression controlsequences compatible with the host cell (e.g., an origin ofreplication). In addition, any number of a variety of well-knownpromoters will be present, such as the lactose promoter system, atryptophan (trp) promoter system, a beta-lactamase promoter system, or apromoter system from phage lambda. The promoters typically controlexpression, optionally with an operator sequence, and have ribosomebinding site sequences and the like, for initiating and completingtranscription and translation. Other microbes, such as yeast, can alsobe employed to express the antibody of the invention. Insect cells incombination with baculovirus vectors can also be used.

In some preferred embodiments, mammalian host cells are used to expressand produce the molecules of the present invention. For example, theycan be either a hybridoma cell line expressing endogenous immunoglobulingenes (e.g., the 1D6.C9 myeloma hybridoma clone as described in theExamples) or a mammalian cell line harboring an exogenous expressionvector (e.g., the SP2/0 myeloma cells exemplified below). These includeany normal mortal or normal or abnormal immortal animal or human cell.For example, a number of suitable host cell lines capable of secretingintact immunoglobulins have been developed including the CHO cell lines,various Cos cell lines, HeLa cells, myeloma cell lines, transformedB-cells and hybridomas. The use of mammalian tissue cell culture toexpress polypeptides is discussed generally in, e.g., Winnacker, FROMGENES TO CLONES, VCH Publishers, N.Y., N.Y., 1987. Expression vectorsfor mammalian host cells can include expression control sequences, suchas an origin of replication, a promoter, and an enhancer (see, e.g.,Queen et al., (1986) Immunol. Rev. 89:49-68), and necessary processinginformation sites, such as ribosome binding sites, RNA splice sites,polyadenylation sites, and transcriptional terminator sequences. Theseexpression vectors usually contain promoters derived from mammaliangenes or from mammalian viruses. Suitable promoters may be constitutive,cell type-specific, stage-specific, and/or modulatable or regulatable.Useful promoters include, but are not limited to, the metallothioneinpromoter, the constitutive adenovirus major late promoter, thedexamethasone-inducible MMTV promoter, the SV40 promoter, the MRP polIIIpromoter, the constitutive MPSV promoter, the tetracycline-inducible CMVpromoter (such as the human immediate-early CMV promoter), theconstitutive CMV promoter, and promoter-enhancer combinations known inthe art.

Methods for introducing expression vectors containing the polynucleotidesequences of interest vary depending on the type of cellular host. Forexample, calcium chloride transfection is commonly utilized forprokaryotic cells, whereas calcium phosphate treatment orelectroporation may be used for other cellular hosts. (See generallySambrook, et al., supra). Other methods include, e.g., electroporation,calcium phosphate treatment, liposome-mediated transformation, injectionand microinjection, ballistic methods, virosomes, immunoliposomes,polycation:nucleic acid conjugates, naked DNA, artificial virions,fusion to the herpes virus structural protein VP22 (Elliot and O'Hare,(1997) Cell 88:223), agent-enhanced uptake of DNA, and ex vivotransduction. For long-term, high-yield production of recombinantproteins, stable expression will often be desired. For example, celllines which stably express antibody chains or binding fragments can beprepared using expression vectors of the invention which contain viralorigins of replication or endogenous expression elements and aselectable marker gene. Following the introduction of the vector, cellsmay be allowed to grow for 1-2 days in an enriched media before they areswitched to selective media. The purpose of the selectable marker is toconfer resistance to selection, and its presence allows growth of cellswhich successfully express the introduced sequences in selective media.Resistant, stably transfected cells can be proliferated using tissueculture techniques appropriate to the cell type.

The present molecule preferably is generally recovered from the culturemedium as a secreted polypeptide, although it also may be recovered fromhost cell lysate when directly produced without a secretory signal. Ifthe molecule is membrane-bound, it can be released from the membraneusing a suitable detergent solution (e.g. Triton-X 100).

When the molecule is produced in a recombinant cell other than one ofhuman origin, it is completely free of proteins or polypeptides of humanorigin. However, it is necessary to purify the molecule from recombinantcell proteins or polypeptides to obtain preparations that aresubstantially homogeneous as to heteromultimer. As a first step, theculture medium or lysate is normally centrifuged to remove particulatecell debris. The produced molecules can be conveniently purified byhydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis, dialysis, oraffinity chromatography, with affinity chromatography being thepreferred purification technique. Other techniques for proteinpurification such as fractionation on an ion-exchange column, ethanolprecipitation, reverse phase HPLC, chromatography on silica,chromatography on heparin Sepharose, chromatography on an anion orcation exchange resin (such as a polyaspartic acid column),chromatofocusing, SDS-PAGE, and ammonium sulfate precipitation are alsoavailable.

XI. Use of the Molecules of the Present Invention

A. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Use

Depending on the antigens that are recognized by the molecules of thepresent invention, the present molecules have many diagnostic andtherapeutic applications. For instance, they can be used for enzymeimmunoassay, with N-terminal arms binding a specific epitope on theenzyme and C-terminal arms binding the immobilizing matrix. The enzymeimmunoassay using antibody-like molecules is discussed by Nolan et al.(Nolan et al., (1990) Biochem. Biophys. Acta. 1040:1-11). Themultispecific molecules can also be used for diagnosis of variousdiseases such as cancer (Songsivilai et al., (1990) Clin. Exp. Immunol.79:315). In particular, one antigen binding domain of the molecule canbind a cancer antigen and the other binding site can bind a detectablemarker described herein, for example, a chelator which tightly binds aradionuclide. (Le Doussal et al., (1992) Int. J. Cancer Suppl. 7:58-62and Le Doussal et al., (1993) J. Nucl. Med. 34:1662-1671; Stickney etal., (1995) Cancer Res. 51:6650-6655).

The present molecules find therapeutic uses for treating various humandiseases, for example, cancer, autoimmune diseases, and infectiousdiseases, etc.

For instance, with at least one antigen binding domain binding a tumortarget or a pathogen target and at least a second antigen binding domainbinding an antigen of an immune effector cell, e.g., a T cell or NKcell, the present molecules are capable of killing tumor cells orpathogens by using the patient's immune defense system using theapproach discussed in Segal et al., Chem. Immunol. 47:179 (1989) andSegal et al., Biologic Therapy of Cancer 2(4) DeVita et al. eds. J. B.Lippincott, Philadelphia (1992) p. 1.

Similarly, the present molecules can also mediate killing by T cells,for example by linking the CD3 complex on T cells to a tumor-associatedantigen.

The present molecules may also be used as fibrinolytic agents or vaccineadjuvants. Furthermore, the antibodies or antibody-like molecules may beused in the treatment of infectious diseases (e.g. for targeting ofeffector cells to virally infected cells such as HIV or influenza virusor protozoa such as Toxoplasma gondii), used to deliver immunotoxins totumor cells, or target immune complexes to cell surface receptors(Romet-Lemonne, Fanger and Segal Eds., Lienhart (1991) p. 249.). Thepresent molecules may also be used to deliver immunotoxin to tumorcells.

B. Pharmaceutical Compositions

To prepare pharmaceutical or sterile compositions including the moleculeof the present invention, the molecule is mixed with a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier or excipient.

Formulations of therapeutic and diagnostic agents can be prepared bymixing with physiologically acceptable carriers, excipients, orstabilizers in the form of, e.g., lyophilized powders, slurries, aqueoussolutions, lotions, or suspensions (see, e.g., Hardman, et al. (2001)Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics,McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y.; Gennaro (2000) Remington: The Science andPractice of Pharmacy, Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, New York, N.Y.;Avis, et al. (eds.) (1993) Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: eralMedications, Marcel Dekker, NY; Lieberman, et al. (eds.) (1990)Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Tablets, Marcel Dekker, NY; Lieberman, etal. (eds.) (1990) Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Disperse Systems, MarcelDekker, NY; Weiner and Kotkoskie (2000) Excipient Toxicity and Safety,Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, N.Y.).

Selecting an administration regimen for a therapeutic depends on severalfactors, including the serum or tissue turnover rate of the entity, thelevel of symptoms, the immunogenicity of the entity, and theaccessibility of the target cells in the biological matrix. In certainembodiments, an administration regimen maximizes the amount oftherapeutic delivered to the patient consistent with an acceptable levelof side effects. Accordingly, the amount of biologic delivered dependsin part on the particular entity and the severity of the condition beingtreated. Guidance in selecting appropriate doses of antibodies,cytokines, and small molecules are available (see, e.g., Wawrzynczak(1996) Antibody Therapy, Bios Scientific Pub. Ltd, Oxfordshire, UK;Kresina (ed.) (1991) Monoclonal Antibodies, Cytokines and Arthritis,Marcel Dekker, New York, N.Y.; Bach (ed.) (1993) Monoclonal Antibodiesand Peptide Therapy in Autoimmune Diseases, Marcel Dekker, New York,N.Y.; Baert, et al. (2003) New Engl. J. Med. 348:601-608; Milgrom, etal. (1999) New Engl. J. Med. 341:1966-1973; Slamon, et al. (2001) NewEngl. J. Med. 344:783-792; Beniaminovitz, et al. (2000) New Engl. J.Med. 342:613-619; Ghosh, et al. (2003) New Engl. J. Med. 348:24-32;Lipsky, et al. (2000) New Engl. J. Med. 343:1594-1602).

Determination of the appropriate dose is made by the clinician, e.g.,using parameters or factors known or suspected in the art to affecttreatment or predicted to affect treatment. Generally, the dose beginswith an amount somewhat less than the optimum dose and it is increasedby small increments thereafter until the desired or optimum effect isachieved relative to any negative side effects. Important diagnosticmeasures include those of symptoms of, e.g., the inflammation or levelof inflammatory cytokines produced.

Actual dosage levels of the active ingredients in the pharmaceuticalcompositions of the present invention may be varied so as to obtain anamount of the active ingredient which is effective to achieve thedesired therapeutic response for a particular patient, composition, andmode of administration, without being toxic to the patient. The selecteddosage level will depend upon a variety of pharmacokinetic factorsincluding the activity of the particular compositions of the presentinvention employed, or the ester, salt or amide thereof, the route ofadministration, the time of administration, the rate of excretion of theparticular compound being employed, the duration of the treatment, otherdrugs, compounds and/or materials used in combination with theparticular compositions employed, the age, sex, weight, condition,general health and prior medical history of the patient being treated,and like factors known in the medical arts.

Compositions comprising the molecules or fragments thereof of thepresent application can be provided by continuous infusion, or by dosesat intervals of, e.g., one day, one week, or 1-7 times per week. Dosesmay be provided intravenously, subcutaneously, topically, orally,nasally, rectally, intramuscular, intracerebrally, or by inhalation. Aspecific dose protocol is one involving the maximal dose or dosefrequency that avoids significant undesirable side effects. A totalweekly dose may be at least 0.05 μg/kg body weight, at least 0.2 μg/kg,at least 0.5 μg/kg, at least 1 μg/kg, at least 10 μg/kg, at least 100μg/kg, at least 0.2 mg/kg, at least 1.0 mg/kg, at least 2.0 mg/kg, atleast 10 mg/kg, at least 25 mg/kg, or at least 50 mg/kg (see, e.g.,Yang, et al. (2003) New Engl. J. Med. 349:427-434; Herold, et al. (2002)New Engl. J. Med. 346:1692-1698; Liu, et al. (1999) J. Neurol.Neurosurg. Psych. 67:451-456; Portielji, et al. (2003) Cancer Immunol.Immunother. 52:133-144). The desired dose of the molecules or fragmentsthereof is about the same as for an antibody or polypeptide, on amoles/kg body weight basis. The desired plasma concentration of themolecules or fragments thereof is about, on a moles/kg body weightbasis. The dose may be at least 15 μg at least 20 μg, at least 25 μg, atleast 30 μg, at least 35 μg, at least 40 μg, at least 45 μg, at least 50μg, at least 55 μg, at least 60 μg, at least 65 μg, at least 70 μg, atleast 75 μg, at least 80 μg, at least 85 μg, at least 90 μg, at least 95μg, or at least 100 μg. The doses administered to a subject may numberat least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12, or more.

For the molecules or fragments thereof of the invention, the dosageadministered to a patient may be 0.0001 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg of thepatient's body weight. The dosage may be between 0.0001 mg/kg and 20mg/kg, 0.0001 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg, 0.0001 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg, 0.0001 and 2mg/kg, 0.0001 and 1 mg/kg, 0.0001 mg/kg and 0.75 mg/kg, 0.0001 mg/kg and0.5 mg/kg, 0.0001 mg/kg to 0.25 mg/kg, 0.0001 to 0.15 mg/kg, 0.0001 to0.10 mg/kg, 0.001 to 0.5 mg/kg, 0.01 to 0.25 mg/kg or 0.01 to 0.10 mg/kgof the patient's body weight.

The dosage of the molecules or fragments thereof of the presentapplication may be calculated using the patient's weight in kilograms(kg) multiplied by the dose to be administered in mg/kg. The dosage ofthe molecules or fragments thereof, of the present application may be150 μg/kg or less, 125 μg/kg or less, 100 μg/kg or less, 95 μg/kg orless, 90 μg/kg or less, 85 μg/kg or less, 80 μg/kg or less, 75 μg/kg orless, 70 μg/kg or less, 65 μg/kg or less, 60 μg/kg or less, 55 μg/kg orless, 50 μg/kg or less, 45 μg/kg or less, 40 μg/kg or less, 35 μg/kg orless, 30 μg/kg or less, 25 μg/kg or less, 20 μg/kg or less, 15 μg/kg orless, 10 μg/kg or less, 5 μg/kg or less, 2.5 μg/kg or less, 2 μg/kg orless, 1.5 μg/kg or less, 1 μg/kg or less, 0.5 μg/kg or less, or 0.5μg/kg or less of a patient's body weight.

Unit dose of the molecules or fragments thereof of the presentapplication may be 0.1 mg to 20 mg, 0.1 mg to 15 mg, 0.1 mg to 12 mg,0.1 mg to 10 mg, 0.1 mg to 8 mg, 0.1 mg to 7 mg, 0.1 mg to 5 mg, 0.1 to2.5 mg, 0.25 mg to 20 mg, 0.25 to 15 mg, 0.25 to 12 mg, 0.25 to 10 mg,0.25 to 8 mg, 0.25 mg to 7 mg, 0.25 mg to 5 mg, 0.5 mg to 2.5 mg, 1 mgto 20 mg, 1 mg to 15 mg, 1 mg to 12 mg, 1 mg to 10 mg, 1 mg to 8 mg, 1mg to 7 mg, 1 mg to 5 mg, or 1 mg to 2.5 mg.

The dosage of the molecules or fragments thereof of the presentapplication may achieve a serum titer of at least 0.1 μg/ml, at least0.5 μg/ml, at least 1 μg/ml, at least 2 μg/ml, at least 5 μg/ml, atleast 6 μg/ml, at least 10 μg/ml, at least 15 μg/ml, at least 20 μg/ml,at least 25 μg/ml, at least 50 μg/ml, at least 100 μg/ml, at least 125μg/ml, at least 150 μg/ml, at least 175 μg/ml, at least 200 μg/ml, atleast 225 μg/ml, at least 250 μg/ml, at least 275 μg/ml, at least 300μg/ml, at least 325 μg/ml, at least 350 μg/ml, at least 375 μg/ml, or atleast 400 μg/ml in a subject. Alternatively, the dosage of the moleculeor fragments thereof, of the present application may achieve a serumtiter of at least 0.1 μg/ml, at least 0.5 μg/ml, at least 1 μg/ml, atleast, 2 μg/ml, at least 5 μg/ml, at least 6 μg/ml, at least 10 μg/ml,at least 15 μg/ml, at least 20 μg/ml, at least 25 μg/ml, at least 50μg/ml, at least 100 μg/ml, at least 125 μg/ml, at least 150 μg/ml, atleast 175 μg/ml, at least 200 μg/ml, at least 225 μg/ml, at least 250μg/ml, at least 275 μg/ml, at least 300 μg/ml, at least 325 μg/ml, atleast 350 μg/ml, at least 375 μg/ml, or at least 400 μg/ml in thesubject.

Doses of the molecules or fragments thereof of the application may berepeated and the administrations may be separated by at least 1 day, 2days, 3 days, 5 days, 10 days, 15 days, 30 days, 45 days, 2 months, 75days, 3 months, or at least 6 months.

An effective amount for a particular patient may vary depending onfactors such as the condition being treated, the overall health of thepatient, the method route and dose of administration and the severity ofside effects (see, e.g., Maynard, et al. (1996) A Handbook of SOPs forGood Clinical Practice, Interpharm Press, Boca Raton, Fla.; Dent (2001)Good Laboratory and Good Clinical Practice, Urch Publ., London, UK).

The route of administration may be by, e.g., topical or cutaneousapplication, injection or infusion by intravenous, intraperitoneal,intracerebral, intramuscular, intraocular, intraarterial,intracerebrospinal, intralesional, or by sustained release systems or animplant (see, e.g., Sidman et al. (1983) Biopolymers 22:547-556; Langer,et al. (1981) J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 15:167-277; Langer (1982) Chem.Tech. 12:98-105; Epstein, et al. (1985) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA82:3688-3692; Hwang, et al. (1980) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA77:4030-4034; U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,350,466 and 6,316,024). Where necessary,the composition may also include a solubilizing agent and a localanesthetic such as lidocaine to ease pain at the site of the injection.In addition, pulmonary administration can also be employed, e.g., by useof an inhaler or nebulizer, and formulation with an aerosolizing agent.See, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,019,968, 5,985,320, 5,985,309, 5,934,272,5,874,064, 5,855,913, 5,290,540, and 4,880,078; and PCT Publication Nos.WO 92/19244, WO 97/32572, WO 97/44013, WO 98/31346, and WO 99/66903,each of which is incorporated herein by reference their entirety.

A composition of the present invention may also be administered via oneor more routes of administration using one or more of a variety ofmethods known in the art. As will be appreciated by the skilled artisan,the route and/or mode of administration will vary depending upon thedesired results. Selected routes of administration for molecules orfragments thereof of the invention include intravenous, intramuscular,intradermal, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, spinal or other eral routesof administration, for example by injection or infusion. eraladministration may represent modes of administration other than enteraland topical administration, usually by injection, and includes, withoutlimitation, intravenous, intramuscular, intraarterial, intrathecal,intracapsular, intraorbital, intracardiac, intradermal, intraperitoneal,transtracheal, subcutaneous, subcuticular, intraarticular, subcapsular,subarachnoid, intraspinal, epidural and intrasternal injection andinfusion. Alternatively, a composition of the present application can beadministered via a non-eral route, such as a topical, epidermal ormucosal route of administration, for example, intranasally, orally,vaginally, rectally, sublingually or topically. In one embodiment, themolecules or fragments thereof of the invention is administered byinfusion. In another embodiment, the multispecific epitope bindingprotein of the invention is administered subcutaneously.

If the molecules or fragments thereof of the invention are administeredin a controlled release or sustained release system, a pump may be usedto achieve controlled or sustained release (see Langer, supra; Sefton,1987, CRC Crit. Ref Biomed. Eng. 14:20; Buchwald et al., 1980, Surgery88:507; Saudek et al., 1989, N. Engl. J. Med. 321:574). Polymericmaterials can be used to achieve controlled or sustained release of thetherapies of the invention (see e.g., Medical Applications of ControlledRelease, Langer and Wise (eds.), CRC Pres., Boca Raton, Fla. (1974);Controlled Drug Bioavailability, Drug Product Design and Performance,Smolen and Ball (eds.), Wiley, New York (1984); Ranger and Peppas, 1983,J., Macromol. Sci. Rev. Macromol. Chem. 23:61; see also Levy et al.,1985, Science 228:190; During et al., 1989, Ann. Neurol. 25:351; Howardet al., 1989, J. Neurosurg. 7 1:105); U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,679,377;5,916,597; 5,912,015; 5,989,463; 5,128,326; PCT Publication No. WO99/15154; and PCT Publication No. WO 99/20253. Examples of polymers usedin sustained release formulations include, but are not limited to,poly(-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate), poly(methyl methacrylate),poly(acrylic acid), poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate), poly(methacrylicacid), polyglycolides (PLG), polyanhydrides, poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone),poly(vinyl alcohol), polyacrylamide, poly(ethylene glycol), polylactides(PLA), poly(lactide-co-glycolides) (PLGA), and polyorthoesters. In oneembodiment, the polymer used in a sustained release formulation isinert, free of leachable impurities, stable on storage, sterile, andbiodegradable. A controlled or sustained release system can be placed inproximity of the prophylactic or therapeutic target, thus requiring onlya fraction of the systemic dose (see, e.g., Goodson, in MedicalApplications of Controlled Release, supra, vol. 2, pp. 115-138 (1984)).

Controlled release systems are discussed in the review by Langer (1990,Science 249:1527-1533). Any technique known to one of skill in the artcan be used to produce sustained release formulations comprising one ormore molecules or fragments thereof of the present application. See,e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,526,938, PCT publication WO 91/05548, PCTpublication WO 96/20698, Ning et al., 1996, “IntratumoralRadioimmunotheraphy of a Human Colon Cancer Xenograft Using aSustained-Release Gel,” Radiotherapy & Oncology 39:179-189, Song et al.,1995, “Antibody Mediated Lung Targeting of Long-Circulating Emulsions,”PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology 50:372-397, Cleek etal., 1997, “Biodegradable Polymeric Carriers for a bFGF Antibody forCardiovascular Application,” Pro. Int'l. Symp. Control. Rel. Bioact.Mater. 24:853-854, and Lam et al., 1997, “Microencapsulation ofRecombinant Humanized Monoclonal Antibody for Local Delivery,” Proc.Int'l. Symp. Control Rel. Bioact. Mater. 24:759-760, each of which isincorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

If the molecules or fragments thereof of the invention are administeredtopically, they can be formulated in the form of an ointment, cream,transdermal patch, lotion, gel, shampoo, spray, aerosol, solution,emulsion, or other form well-known to one of skill in the art. See,e.g., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences and Introduction toPharmaceutical Dosage Forms, 19th ed., Mack Pub. Co., Easton, Pa.(1995). For non-sprayable topical dosage forms, viscous to semi-solid orsolid forms comprising a carrier or one or more excipients compatiblewith topical application and having a dynamic viscosity, in someinstances, greater than water are typically employed. Suitableformulations include, without limitation, solutions, suspensions,emulsions, creams, ointments, powders, liniments, salves, and the like,which are, if desired, sterilized or mixed with auxiliary agents (e.g.,preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, buffers, or salts) forinfluencing various properties, such as, for example, osmotic pressure.Other suitable topical dosage forms include sprayable aerosolpreparations wherein the active ingredient, in some instances, incombination with a solid or liquid inert carrier, is packaged in amixture with a pressurized volatile (e.g., a gaseous propellant, such asfreon) or in a squeeze bottle. Moisturizers or humectants can also beadded to pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms if desired.Examples of such additional ingredients are well-known in the art.

If the compositions comprising the molecules or fragments thereof areadministered intranasally, it can be formulated in an aerosol form,spray, mist or in the form of drops. In particular, prophylactic ortherapeutic agents for use according to the present invention can beconveniently delivered in the form of an aerosol spray presentation frompressurized packs or a nebuliser, with the use of a suitable propellant(e.g., dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane,dichlorotetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide or other suitable gas). In thecase of a pressurized aerosol the dosage unit may be determined byproviding a valve to deliver a metered amount. Capsules and cartridges(composed of, e.g., gelatin) for use in an inhaler or insufflator may beformulated containing a powder mix of the compound and a suitable powderbase such as lactose or starch.

Methods for co-administration or treatment with a second therapeuticagent, e.g., a cytokine, steroid, chemotherapeutic agent, antibiotic, orradiation, are known in the art (see, e.g., Hardman, et al. (eds.)(2001) Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics,10.sup.th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y.; Poole and Peterson (eds.)(2001) Pharmaco therapeutics for Advanced Practice: A PracticalApproach, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Phila., Pa.; Chabner and Longo(eds.) (2001) Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy, Lippincott, Williams &Wilkins, Phila., Pa.). An effective amount of therapeutic may decreasethe symptoms by at least 10%; by at least 20%; at least about 30%; atleast 40%, or at least 50%.

Additional therapies (e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agents), whichcan be administered in combination with the molecules or fragmentsthereof of the present application may be administered less than 5minutes apart, less than 30 minutes apart, 1 hour apart, at about 1 hourapart, at about 1 to about 2 hours apart, at about 2 hours to about 3hours apart, at about 3 hours to about 4 hours apart, at about 4 hoursto about 5 hours apart, at about 5 hours to about 6 hours apart, atabout 6 hours to about 7 hours apart, at about 7 hours to about 8 hoursapart, at about 8 hours to about 9 hours apart, at about 9 hours toabout 10 hours apart, at about 10 hours to about 11 hours apart, atabout 11 hours to about 12 hours apart, at about 12 hours to 18 hoursapart, 18 hours to 24 hours apart, 24 hours to 36 hours apart, 36 hoursto 48 hours apart, 48 hours to 52 hours apart, 52 hours to 60 hoursapart, 60 hours to 72 hours apart, 72 hours to 84 hours apart, 84 hoursto 96 hours apart, or 96 hours to 120 hours apart from the molecules orfragments thereof of the invention. The two or more therapies may beadministered within one same patient visit.

The molecules or fragments thereof of the invention and the othertherapies may be cyclically administered. Cycling therapy involves theadministration of a first therapy (e.g., a first prophylactic ortherapeutic agent) for a period of time, followed by the administrationof a second therapy (e.g., a second prophylactic or therapeutic agent)for a period of time, optionally, followed by the administration of athird therapy (e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agent) for a period oftime and so forth, and repeating this sequential administration, i.e.,the cycle in order to reduce the development of resistance to one of thetherapies, to avoid or reduce the side effects of one of the therapies,and/or to improve the efficacy of the therapies.

In certain embodiments, the molecules or fragments thereof of theinvention can be formulated to ensure proper distribution in vivo. Forexample, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) excludes many highly hydrophiliccompounds. To ensure that the therapeutic compounds of the inventioncross the BBB (if desired), they can be formulated, for example, inliposomes. For methods of manufacturing liposomes, see, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,522,811; 5,374,548; and 5,399,331. The liposomes may comprise oneor more moieties which are selectively transported into specific cellsor organs, thus enhance targeted drug delivery (see, e.g., V. V. Ranade(1989) J. Clin. Pharmacol. 29:685). Exemplary targeting moieties includefolate or biotin (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,416,016 to Low et al);mannosides (Umezawa et al., (1988) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.153:1038); antibodies (P. G. Bloeman et al. (1995) FEBS Lett. 357:140;M. Owais et al. (1995) Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 39:180); surfactantprotein A receptor (Briscoe et al. (1995) Am. J. Physiol. 1233:134); p120 (Schreier et al (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269:9090); see also K.Keinanen; M. L. Laukkanen (1994) FEBS Lett. 346:123; J. J. Killion; I.J. Fidler (1994) Immunomethods 4:273.

The present application provides protocols for the administration ofpharmaceutical composition comprising molecules or fragments thereof ofthe present application alone or in combination with other therapies toa subject in need thereof. The therapies (e.g., prophylactic ortherapeutic agents) of the combination therapies of the presentinvention can be administered concomitantly or sequentially to asubject. The therapy (e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agents) of thecombination therapies of the present invention can also be cyclicallyadministered. Cycling therapy involves the administration of a firsttherapy (e.g., a first prophylactic or therapeutic agent) for a periodof time, followed by the administration of a second therapy (e.g., asecond prophylactic or therapeutic agent) for a period of time andrepeating this sequential administration, i.e., the cycle, in order toreduce the development of resistance to one of the therapies (e.g.,agents) to avoid or reduce the side effects of one of the therapies(e.g., agents), and/or to improve, the efficacy of the therapies.

The therapies (e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agents) of thecombination therapies of the invention can be administered to a subjectconcurrently. The term “concurrently” is not limited to theadministration of therapies (e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agents)at exactly the same time, but rather it is meant that a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising molecules or fragments thereof of the presentapplication are administered to a subject in a sequence and within atime interval such that the molecules of the invention can act togetherwith the other therapy(ies) to provide an increased benefit than if theywere administered otherwise. For example, each therapy may beadministered to a subject at the same time or sequentially in any orderat different points in time; however, if not administered at the sametime, they should be administered sufficiently close in time so as toprovide the desired therapeutic or prophylactic effect. Each therapy canbe administered to a subject separately, in any appropriate form and byany suitable route. In various embodiments, the therapies (e.g.,prophylactic or therapeutic agents) are administered to a subject lessthan 15 minutes, less than 30 minutes, less than 1 hour apart, at about1 hour apart, at about 1 hour to about 2 hours apart, at about 2 hoursto about 3 hours apart, at about 3 hours to about 4 hours apart, atabout 4 hours to about 5 hours apart, at about 5 hours to about 6 hoursapart, at about 6 hours to about 7 hours apart, at about 7 hours toabout 8 hours apart, at about 8 hours to about 9 hours apart, at about 9hours to about 10 hours apart, at about 10 hours to about 11 hoursapart, at about 11 hours to about 12 hours apart, 24 hours apart, 48hours apart, 72 hours apart, or 1 week apart. In other embodiments, twoor more therapies (e.g., prophylactic or therapeutic agents) areadministered to a within the same patient visit.

The prophylactic or therapeutic agents of the combination therapies canbe administered to a subject in the same pharmaceutical composition.Alternatively, the prophylactic or therapeutic agents of the combinationtherapies can be administered concurrently to a subject in separatepharmaceutical compositions. The prophylactic or therapeutic agents maybe administered to a subject by the same or different routes ofadministration.

Where a series of doses are administered, these may, for example, beadministered approximately every week, approximately every 2 weeks,approximately every 3 weeks, or approximately every 4 weeks, butpreferably approximately every 3 weeks. The doses may, for example,continue to be administered until disease progression, adverse event, orother time as determined by the physician. For example, from about two,three, or four, up to about 17 or more fixed doses may be administered.

Aside from the multispecific molecule and antimetabolitechemotherapeutic agent, other therapeutic regimens may be combinedtherewith. For example, a second (third, fourth, etc) chemotherapeuticagent(s) may be administered, wherein the second chemotherapeutic agentis either another, different antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agent, or achemotherapeutic agent that is not an antimetabolite. For example, thesecond chemotherapeutic agent may be a taxane (such as paclitaxel ordocetaxel), capecitabine, or platinum-based chemotherapeutic agent (suchas carboplatin, cisplatin, or oxaliplatin), anthracycline (such asdoxorubicin, including, liposomal doxorubicin), topotecan, pemetrexed,vinca alkaloid (such as vinorelbine), and TLK 286. “Cocktails” ofdifferent chemotherapeutic agents may be administered.

In addition to the above therapeutic regimes, the patient may besubjected to surgical removal of cancer cells and/or radiation therapy.

C. Therapeutic Application to CLL-1 Associated Diseases and/or Disorders

The present invention provides, among other things, compositions andmethods for treating cancer. In one aspect, the cancer is a hematologiccancer including but is not limited to leukemia (such as acutemyelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), acutelymphoid leukemia, chronic lymphoid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic B-cellleukemia (B-cell acute lymphoid leukemia, BALL), acute lymphoblasticT-cell leukemia (T-cell acute lymphoid leukemia (TALL), B-cellprolymphocytic leukemia, plasma cell myeloma, and myelodysplasticsyndrome) and malignant lymphoproliferative conditions, includinglymphoma (such as multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt'slymphoma, and small cell- and large cell-follicular lymphoma).

In one aspect, the invention provides methods for treating a diseaseassociated with CLL-1 expression. In one aspect, the invention providesmethods for treating a disease wherein part of the tumor is negative forCLL-1 and part of the tumor is positive for CLL-1. For example, themultispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, of the invention isuseful for treating subjects that have undergone treatment for a diseaseassociated with elevated expression of CLL-1, wherein the subject thathas undergone treatment for elevated levels of CLL-1 exhibits a diseaseassociated with elevated levels of CLL-1. In embodiments, themultispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, of the invention isuseful for treating subjects that have undergone treatment for a diseaseassociated with expression of CLL-1, wherein the subject that hasundergone treatment related to expression of CLL-1 exhibits a diseaseassociated with expression of CLL-1.

In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for treating a diseasewherein CLL-1 is expressed on both normal cells and cancers cells, butis expressed at lower levels on normal cells. In one embodiment, themethod further comprises selecting a multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, of the invention that binds with an affinitythat allows the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule,e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, to bindand mediate the killing of the cancer cells expressing CLL-1 but lessthan 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, 10%, 5% or less of the normal cells expressingCLL-1 are killed, e.g., as determined by an assay described herein. Forexample, a killing assay such as flow cytometry based on Cr51 CTL can beused. In one embodiment, the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, e.g.,bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecificantibody-like molecule, has an antigen binding domain that has a bindingaffinity KD of 10⁻⁴M to 10⁻⁸ M, e.g., 10⁻⁵ M to 10⁻⁷ M, e.g., 10⁻⁶ M or10⁻⁷ M, for the target antigen. In one embodiment, the CLL-1 antigenbinding domain has a binding affinity that is at least five-fold,10-fold, 20-fold, 30-fold, 50-fold, 100-fold or 1,000-fold less than areference antibody, e.g., an antibody described herein.

In one aspect, the invention pertains to a vector comprising nucleicacid encoding the one or more polypeptide chains of a CLL-1multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, operably linked topromoter for expression in mammalian cells, e.g., T cells or NK cells.In one aspect, the invention provides a recombinant immune effectorcell, e.g., T cell or NK cell, expressing the CLL-1 multispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific antibody orbispecific antibody-like molecule, for use in treating CLL-1-expressingtumors, wherein the recombinant immune effector cell (e.g., T cell or NKcell) expressing the CLL-1 multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificmolecule, e.g., bispecific antibody or bispecific antibody-likemolecule, is termed a CLL-1 multispecific molecule-expressing cell(e.g., CLL-1 multispecific molecule-expressing T cell, or CLL-1multispecific molecule-expressing NK cell). In one aspect, the CLL-1multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule-expressing cell of theinvention is capable of contacting a tumor cell with at least one CLL-1multispecific molecule, e.g., bispecific molecule, e.g., bispecificantibody or bispecific antibody-like molecule, of the inventionexpressed on its surface or secreted (and, in an embodiment, bound by anantigen-binding domain targeting an antigen expressed on such cell) suchthat the CLL-1 multispecific molecule-expressing cell (e.g., CLL-1multispecific molecule-expressing T cell, or CLL-1 multispecificmolecule-expressing NK cell) targets the tumor cell and growth of thetumor is inhibited.

Generally, the molecules comprising a CLL-1 binding domain describedherein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein), andcompositions comprising said molecules may be utilized in the treatmentand prevention of diseases that arise in individuals who areimmunocompromised. In particular, the molecules comprising a CLL-1binding domain described herein (e.g., the multispecific moleculesdescribed herein), and compositions comprising said molecules of theinvention are used in the treatment of diseases, disorders andconditions associated with expression of CLL-1. In certain aspects, themolecules and compositions of the invention are used in the treatment ofpatients at risk for developing diseases, disorders and conditionsassociated with expression of CLL-1. Thus, the present inventionprovides methods for the treatment or prevention of diseases, disordersand conditions associated with expression of CLL-1 comprisingadministering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effectiveamount of the molecules comprising a CLL-1 binding domain describedherein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein), orcompositions comprising said molecules of the invention.

In one aspect the molecules comprising a CLL-1 binding domain describedherein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein), andcompositions comprising said molecules of the invention may be used totreat a proliferative disease such as a cancer or malignancy or is aprecancerous condition such as a myelodysplasia, a myelodysplasticsyndrome or a preleukemia. In one aspect, a cancer associated withexpression of CLL-1 is a hematological cancer, preleukemia,hyperproliferative disorder, hyperplasia or a dysplasia, which ischaracterized by abnormal growth of cells.

In one aspect, the molecules comprising a CLL-1 binding domain describedherein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein), andcompositions comprising said molecules of the invention are used totreat a cancer, wherein the cancer is a hematological cancer.Hematological cancer conditions are the types of cancer such as leukemiaand malignant lymphoproliferative conditions that affect blood, bonemarrow and the lymphatic system. In one aspect, the hematological cancerby be, for example, leukemia (such as acute myelogenous leukemia,chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoid leukemia, chronic lymphoidleukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome) and malignant lymphoproliferativeconditions, including lymphoma (such as multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin'slymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and small cell- and large cell-follicularlymphoma). In other embodiments, a hematologic cancer can includeminimal residual disease, MRD, e.g., of a leukemia, e.g., of AML or MDS.

In one aspect, the molecules comprising a CLL-1 binding domain describedherein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein), andcompositions comprising said molecules of the present invention areparticularly useful for treating myeloid leukemias, AML and itssubtypes, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), and myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS).

Leukemia can be classified as acute leukemia and chronic leukemia. Acuteleukemia can be further classified as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)and acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL). Chronic leukemia includes chronicmyelogenous leukemia (CML) and chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL). Otherrelated conditions include myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS, formerlyknown as “preleukemia”) which are a diverse collection of hematologicalconditions united by ineffective production (or dysplasia) of myeloidblood cells and risk of transformation to AML.

Lymphoma is a group of blood cell tumors that develop from lymphocytes.Exemplary lymphomas include non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma.

In AML, malignant transformation and uncontrolled proliferation of anabnormally differentiated, long-lived myeloid progenitor cell results inhigh circulating numbers of immature blood forms and replacement ofnormal marrow by malignant cells. Symptoms include fatigue, pallor, easybruising and bleeding, fever, and infection; symptoms of leukemicinfiltration are present in only about 5% of patients (often as skinmanifestations). Examination of peripheral blood smear and bone marrowis diagnostic. Existing treatment includes induction chemotherapy toachieve remission and post-remission chemotherapy (with or without stemcell transplantation) to avoid relapse.

AML has a number of subtypes that are distinguished from each other bymorphology, immunophenotype, and cytochemistry. Five classes aredescribed, based on predominant cell type, including myeloid,myeloid-monocytic, monocytic, erythroid, and megakaryocytic.

Remission induction rates range from 50 to 85%. Long-term disease-freesurvival reportedly occurs in 20 to 40% of patients and increases to 40to 50% in younger patients treated with stem cell transplantation.

Prognostic factors help determine treatment protocol and intensity;patients with strongly negative prognostic features are usually givenmore intense forms of therapy, because the potential benefits arethought to justify the increased treatment toxicity. The most importantprognostic factor is the leukemia cell karyotype; favorable karyotypesinclude t(15;17), t(8;21), and inv16 (p13;q22). Negative factors includeincreasing age, a preceding myelodysplastic phase, secondary leukemia,high WBC count, and absence of Auer rods.

Initial therapy attempts to induce remission and differs most from ALLin that AML responds to fewer drugs. The basic induction regimenincludes cytarabine by continuous IV infusion or high doses for 5 to 7days; daunorubicin or idarubicin is given IV for 3 days during thistime. Some regimens include 6-thioguanine, etoposide, vincristine, andprednisone, but their contribution is unclear. Treatment usually resultsin significant myelosuppression, with infection or bleeding; there issignificant latency before marrow recovery. During this time, meticulouspreventive and supportive care is vital.

Chronic myelogenous (or myeloid) leukemia (CML) is also known as chronicgranulocytic leukemia, and is characterized as a cancer of the whiteblood cells. Common treatment regimens for CML include Bcr-Abl tyrosinekinase inhibitors, imatinib (Gleevec®), dasatinib and nilotinib. Bcr-Abltyrosine kinase inhibitors are specifically useful for CML patients withthe Philadelphia chromosome translocation.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are hematological medical conditionscharacterized by disorderly and ineffective hematopoiesis, or bloodproduction. Thus, the number and quality of blood-forming cells declineirreversibly. Some patients with MDS can develop severeanemia, whileothers are asymptomatic. The classification scheme for MDS is known inthe art, with criteria designating the ratio or frequency of particularblood cell types, e.g., myeloblasts, monocytes, and red cell precursors.MDS includes refractory anemia, refractory anemia with ringsideroblasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemiawith excess blasts in transformation, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia(CML).

Treatments for MDS vary with the severity of the symptoms. Aggressiveforms of treatment for patients experiencing severe symptoms includebone marrow transplants and supportive care with blood product support(e.g., blood transfusions) and hematopoietic growth factors (e.g.,erythropoietin). Other agents are frequently used to treat MDS:5-azacytidine, decitabine, and lenalidomide. In some cases, ironchelators deferoxamine (Desferal®) and deferasirox (Exjade®) may also beadministered.

In another embodiment, the molecules comprising a CLL-1 binding domaindescribed herein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein),and compositions comprising said molecules of the present invention areused to treat cancers or leukemias with leukemia stem cells. Forexample, the leukemia stem cells are CD34⁺/CD38⁻ leukemia cells.

The present invention provides, among other things, compositions andmethods for treating cancer. In one aspect, the cancer is a hematologiccancer including but is not limited to leukemia (such as acutemyelogenous leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute lymphoidleukemia, chronic lymphoid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome) andmalignant lymphoproliferative conditions, including lymphoma (such asmultiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, and smallcell- and large cell-follicular lymphoma).

In one aspect, the molecules comprising a CLL-1 binding domain describedherein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein), andcompositions comprising said molecules of the invention may be used totreat other cancers and malignancies such as, but not limited to, e.g.,acute leukemias including but not limited to, e.g., B-cell acutelymphoid leukemia (“BALL”), T-cell acute lymphoid leukemia (“TALL”),acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL); one or more chronic leukemias includingbut not limited to, e.g., chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), chroniclymphocytic leukemia (CLL); additional hematologic cancers orhematologic conditions including, but not limited to, e.g., B cellprolymphocytic leukemia, blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm,Burkitt's lymphoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, Follicular lymphoma,Hairy cell leukemia, small cell- or a large cell-follicular lymphoma,malignant lymphoproliferative conditions, MALT lymphoma, mantle celllymphoma, Marginal zone lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplasia andmyelodysplastic syndrome, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, plasmablasticlymphoma, plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, Waldenstrommacroglobulinemia, and “preleukemia” which are a diverse collection ofhematological conditions united by ineffective production (or dysplasia)of myeloid blood cells, and the like. The molecules comprising a CLL-1binding domain described herein (e.g., the multispecific moleculesdescribed herein), and compositions comprising said molecules of thepresent invention may be administered either alone, or as apharmaceutical composition in combination with diluents and/or withother components such as IL-2 or other cytokines, other molecules, orcell populations.

The present invention also provides methods for inhibiting theproliferation or reducing a CLL-1-expressing cell population, themethods comprising contacting a population of cells comprising aCLL-1-expressing cell with a molecule comprising a CLL-1 binding domaindescribed herein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein),or composition comprising said molecule, of the invention that binds tothe CLL-1-expressing cell. In a specific aspect, the present inventionprovides methods for inhibiting the proliferation or reducing thepopulation of cancer cells expressing CLL-1, the methods comprisingcontacting the CLL-1-expressing cancer cell population with a moleculecomprising a CLL-1 binding domain described herein (e.g., themultispecific molecules described herein), or composition comprisingsaid molecule, of the invention that binds to the CLL-1-expressing cell.In one aspect, the present invention provides methods for inhibiting theproliferation or reducing the population of cancer cells expressingCLL-1, the methods comprising contacting the CLL-1-expressing cancercell population with a molecule comprising a CLL-1 binding domaindescribed herein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein),or composition comprising said molecule, of the invention that binds tothe CLL-1-expressing cell. In certain aspects, the molecule comprising aCLL-1 binding domain described herein (e.g., the multispecific moleculesdescribed herein), or composition comprising said molecule, of theinvention reduces the quantity, number, amount or percentage of cellsand/or cancer cells by at least 25%, at least 30%, at least 40%, atleast 50%, at least 65%, at least 75%, at least 85%, at least 95%, or atleast 99% in a subject with or animal model for myeloid leukemia oranother cancer associated with CLL-1-expressing cells relative to anegative control. In one aspect, the subject is a human.

The present invention also provides methods for preventing, treatingand/or managing a disease associated with CLL-1-expressing cells (e.g.,a hematologic cancer or atypical cancer expressing CLL-1), the methodscomprising administering to a subject in need a molecule comprising aCLL-1 binding domain described herein (e.g., the multispecific moleculesdescribed herein), or composition comprising said molecule, of theinvention that binds to the CLL-1-expressing cell. In one aspect, thesubject is a human. Non-limiting examples of disorders associated withCLL-1-expressing cells include autoimmune disorders (such as lupus),inflammatory disorders (such as allergies and asthma) and cancers (suchas hematological cancers or atypical cancers expressing CLL-1).

The present invention also provides methods for preventing, treatingand/or managing a disease associated with CLL-1-expressing cells, themethods comprising administering to a subject in need a moleculecomprising a CLL-1 binding domain described herein (e.g., themultispecific molecules described herein), or composition comprisingsaid molecule, of the invention that binds to the CLL-1-expressing cell.In one aspect, the subject is a human.

The present invention provides methods for preventing relapse of cancerassociated with CLL-1-expressing cells, the methods comprisingadministering to a subject in need thereof a molecule comprising a CLL-1binding domain described herein (e.g., the multispecific moleculesdescribed herein), or composition comprising said molecule, of theinvention that binds to the CLL-1-expressing cell. In one aspect, themethods comprise administering to the subject in need thereof aneffective amount of a molecule comprising a CLL-1 binding domaindescribed herein (e.g., the multispecific molecules described herein),or composition comprising said molecule described herein, that binds tothe CLL-1-expressing cell in combination with an effective amount ofanother therapy.

A multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule, comprising a CLL-1binding domain, e.g., as described herein, may be used in combinationwith other known agents and therapies. Administered “in combination”, asused herein, means that two (or more) different treatments are deliveredto the subject during the course of the subject's affliction with thedisorder, e.g., the two or more treatments are delivered after thesubject has been diagnosed with the disorder and before the disorder hasbeen cured or eliminated or treatment has ceased for other reasons. Insome embodiments, the delivery of one treatment is still occurring whenthe delivery of the second begins, so that there is overlap in terms ofadministration. This is sometimes referred to herein as “simultaneous”or “concurrent delivery”. In other embodiments, the delivery of onetreatment ends before the delivery of the other treatment begins. Insome embodiments of either case, the treatment is more effective becauseof combined administration. For example, the second treatment is moreeffective, e.g., an equivalent effect is seen with less of the secondtreatment, or the second treatment reduces symptoms to a greater extent,than would be seen if the second treatment were administered in theabsence of the first treatment, or the analogous situation is seen withthe first treatment. In some embodiments, delivery is such that thereduction in a symptom, or other parameter related to the disorder isgreater than what would be observed with one treatment delivered in theabsence of the other. The effect of the two treatments can be partiallyadditive, wholly additive, or greater than additive. The delivery can besuch that an effect of the first treatment delivered is still detectablewhen the second is delivered.

A multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule, comprising a CLL-1binding domain, e.g., as described herein, and the at least oneadditional therapeutic agent can be administered simultaneously, in thesame or in separate compositions, or sequentially. For sequentialadministration, the multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule,e.g., a bispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule, comprising aCLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein, can be administeredfirst, and the additional agent can be administered second, or the orderof administration can be reversed.

The multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule, comprising a CLL-1binding domain, e.g., as described herein, and/or other therapeuticagents, procedures or modalities can be administered during periods ofactive disorder, or during a period of remission or less active disease.The multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule, comprising a CLL-1binding domain, e.g., as described herein, can be administered beforethe other treatment, concurrently with the treatment, post-treatment, orduring remission of the disorder.

When administered in combination, the multispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific antibody or antibody-likemolecule, comprising a CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein,and the additional agent (e.g., second or third agent), or all, can beadministered in an amount or dose that is higher, lower or the same thanthe amount or dosage of each agent used individually, e.g., as amonotherapy. In certain embodiments, the administered amount or dosageof the multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecific molecule, e.g., abispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule, comprising a CLL-1binding domain, e.g., as described herein, the additional agent (e.g.,second or third agent), or all, is lower (e.g., at least 20%, at least30%, at least 40%, or at least 50%) than the amount or dosage of eachagent used individually, e.g., as a monotherapy. In other embodiments,the amount or dosage of the multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecificmolecule, e.g., a bispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule,comprising a CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein, theadditional agent (e.g., second or third agent), or all, that results ina desired effect (e.g., treatment of cancer) is lower (e.g., at least20%, at least 30%, at least 40%, or at least 50% lower) than the amountor dosage of each agent used individually, e.g., as a monotherapy,required to achieve the same therapeutic effect.

In further aspects, a multispecific molecule, e.g., a bispecificmolecule, e.g., a bispecific antibody or antibody-like molecule,comprising a CLL-1 binding domain, e.g., as described herein, may beused in a treatment regimen in combination with surgery, chemotherapy,radiation, immunosuppressive agents, such as cyclosporin, azathioprine,methotrexate, mycophenolate, and FK506, cellular therapies (e.g.,cellular immunotherapies, e.g., chimeric antigen receptor T celltherapy), antibodies, or other immunoablative agents such as CAMPATH,anti-CD3 antibodies or other antibody therapies, cytoxin, fludarabine,cyclosporin, FK506, rapamycin, mycophenolic acid, steroids, FR901228,cytokines, and irradiation. peptide vaccine, such as that described inIzumoto et al. 2008 J Neurosurg 108:963-971.

In certain instances, compounds of the present invention are combinedwith other therapeutic agents, such as other anti-cancer agents,anti-allergic agents, anti-nausea agents (or anti-emetics), painrelievers, cytoprotective agents, and combinations thereof.

EXAMPLES

The following examples are provided to further illustrate the inventionbut not to limit its scope. Other variants of the invention will bereadily apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art and are encompassedby the appended claims.

Example 1—Generation and Binding of Human Anti-CLL-1 Binding Domains

Phage display libraries were panned against immobilized CLL-1. Boundphage were isolated and sequenced, and binding to target confirmed byELISA and/or FACs. 13 scFvs were confirmed to bind to human CLL-1, andwere designated CLL-1-1, CLL-1-2, CLL-1-3, CLL-1-4, CLL-1-5, CLL-1-6,CLL-1-7, CLL-1-8, CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, CLL-1-11, CLL-1-12, and CLL-1-13.

After selection and confirmation, to assess the binding and biophysicalcharacteristics anti-human CLL-1 scFvs identified by phage panning, scFvconstructs were transiently produced and purified from HEK293F cells.Transient expression and purification in HEK293F cells was performedwith standard methodology. Briefly, 100 ml of HEK293F cells at 3×106cells/ml were transfected with 100 μg plasmid and 300 μgpolyethylenimine. The cells were incubated at 37° C. with 8% CO2 androtated at 80 rpm. After six days, the cells were harvested bycentrifugation at 3500 g for 20 minutes. The supernatant was purified bybinding the scFv to 200 μl Ni-NTA agarose beads (Qiagen) overnight at 4°C. The protein was eluted with 200 μl 300 mM imidazole, and dialyzedagainst phosphate buffered saline.

Next, the affinity for human CLL-1 of a representative number ofanti-CLL-1 scFvs was tested by Biacore. Briefly, anti-Fc antibody(Jackson ImmunoReasearch, catalog #109-005-098) was immobilized to a CM5sensor chip via amine coupling, and human CLL-1 Fc was then captured ata density of 120 RU. ScFv samples were serial diluted 3-fold andinjected over the chip at a constant flow rate. Association anddissociation rates of the protein complex were monitored for 270 s and400 s, respectively. Double referencing was performed against ananti-huFc coated flow cell and a buffer blank and the data was fit usinga 1:1 Langmuir or steady state affinity model with the Biacore T200evaluation software. The results are reported in Table 9. Binding ofclones CLL-1-6, CLL-1-8, CLL-1-9, CLL-1-10, and CLL1-13 to human CLL-1was confirmed. As well, CLL-1-1 was found to bind weakly under theseexperimental conditions, and CLL-1-11 and CLL-1-12 did not exhibitbinding under these assay conditions.

TABLE 9 Binding kinetics and affinity of anti-CLL-1 scFvs to humanCLL-1. Sample Fit ka (1/Ms) kd (1/s) KD (nM) CLL-1-1 Limited BindingCLL-1-6 1:1 Binding 3.78E+04 1.02E−03 26.9 CLL-1-8 1:1 Binding 2.16E+059.27E−04 4.3 CLL-1-9 1:1 Binding 1.41E+05 1.28E−03 9.1 CLL-1-10 1:1Binding 1.42E+05 2.14E−03 15 CLL-1-11 No Binding CLL-1-12 No BindingCLL-1-13 1:1 Binding 2.57E+04 1.19E−03 46.1

These data confirm the binding of anti-CLL-1 scFvs to human scFv andshow the clones generated have affinity for human CLL-1 ranging from 4.3nM to 46.1 nM.

Example 2—In Vitro Assessment of CD3×CLL1 Bispecific Antibodies AgainstCLL-1-Expressing Cancer Cells Materials and Methods

A panel of CD3×CLL1 antibodies were used to demonstrate the utility ofthese CLL1 bispecifics as a cancer therapeutic. These bispecificantibodies were constructed in the scFv-Fc format, and are composed ofan anti-CD3 scFv fused to hIgG1 CH2 and CH3 domains (Fc) (SEQ ID NO:507), paired with an anti-CLL1 scFv-Fc (sequences are shown in Table11). A non-CLL1-binding negative control bispecific antibody used inthese assays is of a scFv-Fc format, containing an anti-CD3 scFv and ananti-GH scFv, which is specific for human cytomegalovirus envelopeglycoprotein H. Antibody dose titrations for in vitro cell based assaysrepresented here range from 1 pM to 100 nM.

PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from theblood of a healthy human donor using a Ficoll-Paque PLUS (GE Healthcare#17-1440-02) density gradient. T-cells (pan) were isolated from the PBMCfraction by negative selection (Miltenyi #130-096-535, 130-041-407,130-042-401). These isolated T-cells were activated for expansion with a3× ratio of Human T-Activator CD3/CD28 Dynabeads (Gibco #11132D) fornine days, magnetically debeaded and stored as frozen aliquots in liquidnitrogen. Frozen aliquots were thawed, counted and used immediately inT-cell killing assays at an E:T ratio of 3:1 with target cancer cellline.

Target human cancer cell line HL60, expressing moderate levels of humanCLL1, was transduced to constitutively express luciferase. Luciferase isused to measure cell viability/survival with the BrightGlo reagent(Promega E2650). Target cells were plated 30,000 cells per well in a 96well plate (Costar 3904) together with 90,000 thawed T-cells, and aserial dilution of bispecific antibody, all in media containingRPMI/1640, 10% FBS, 2 mM L-glutamine, 0.1 mM Non-essential amino acids,1 mM Sodium pyruvate, 10 mM HEPES, 0.055 mM 2-mercaptoethanol (Gibco22400089, 16140, 25030-081, 11140-050, 11360-070, 15630-080, 21985-023respectively).

The assay was incubated at 37° C./5% CO2 for 20-24 hours, followed bymeasurements of target cell viability (BrightGlo, Promega #E2650), andinterferon gamma cytokine levels in the culture supernatants (MSD#N05049A-1) as a measure of T-cell activation, following vendor suppliedprotocols.

A Jurkat NFAT luciferase (JNL) gene reporter assay (RGA) was also usedto evaluate ability of CD3 bispecific antibodies to activate T-cellsthrough engagement with CLL1 expressing target cell line U937. U937cells were seeded in 96 well plates at a density of 20,000 cells perwell. 100,000 JNL cells were added per well (E:T=5:1), as well as serialdilutions of CD3×CLL1 bispecific antibodies. The assay was incubated for4 hours at 37° C., followed by luciferase activity measurements usingthe Promega OneGlo assay (Promega 4E-6120) according to vendor protocol.Resulting luminescence values were plotted in GraphPad PRISM, and EC50values determined by logistic regression analysis.

Results

FIG. 2 shows the in vitro ability of the CD3×CLL-1 bispecific antibodiesto meditate T cell killing of CLL1-expressing cancer cell line HL60.FIG. 3 shows the ability of CD3×CLL1 bispecific antibodies to mediate Tcell activation in vitro via engagement with CLL1-expressing cancer cellline U937. Table 10 summarizes the results of these two experiments(NFAT=results of T-cell activation assay; Killing=results of T-cellmediated CLL1-positive cancer cell line killing assay).

TABLE 10 Summary of in vitro results. CD3 × CLL-1 bispecific antibodiesin the Table are listed in rank order according to potency. EC50 (nM)Bispecific NFAT Killing Antibody U937 HL60 CD3 × CLL1_11 0.08 0.03 CD3 ×CLL1_12 0.63 0.20 CD3 × CLL1_10 0.85 0.27 CD3 × CLL1_08 1.26 0.31 CD3 ×CLL1_09 1.74 0.36 CD3 × CLL1_06 0.96 1.27 CD3 × CLL1_13 2.16 4.24 CD3 ×CLL1_07 — 44.32 CD3 × CLL1_02 — >300 CD3 × GH (Ctrl) — >300

We have developed of a panel of CD3×CLL1 bispecific antibodies and haveshown many of them to potently redirect T cell killing ofCLL1-expressing cells in vitro. FIG. 2 demonstrates that CD3×CLL1bispecific antibodies can specifically and effectively engage T-cellkilling of CLL1-expressing tumor cell line HL60 at an E:T ratio of 3:1in 22 hours. Anti-CD3×Anti-CLL1 bispecific antibody clone #11 shows thegreatest in vitro potency, with an EC50 value of 31 pM. The other cloneshave potency ranging from 44 nM to 200 pM, as summarized in Table 10.Without being bound by theory, it is believed that these CD3×CLL-1bispecific antibodies are able to mediate T cell killing ofCLL-1-expressing cells at good potency in part because of thecombination of the highly specific CLL-1 binding domains coupled with aCD3 binding domain that binds CD3 at high affinity.

The foregoing written specification is considered to be sufficient toenable one skilled in the art to practice the invention. The presentinvention is not to be limited in scope by the constructs deposited,since the deposited embodiments are intended to illustrate only certainaspects of the invention and any constructs that are functionallyequivalent are within the scope of this invention. The deposit ofmaterial herein does not constitute an admission that the writtendescription herein contained is inadequate to enable the practice of anyaspect of the invention, including the best mode thereof, nor is it tobe construed as limiting the scope of the claims. Indeed, variousmodifications of the invention in addition to those shown and describedherein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from theforegoing description and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

It is understood that the application of the teachings of the presentinvention to a specific problem or situation will be within thecapabilities of one having ordinary skill in the art in light of theteachings contained herein.

The disclosures of all citations in the specification are expresslyincorporated herein by reference.

1. A multispecific molecule comprising a first antigen binding domainand a second antigen binding domain, wherein the first antigen bindingdomain is an anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprising: (i) (a) a heavy chaincomplementary determining region 1 (HC CDR1) of SEQ ID NO: 317, (b) aheavy chain complementary determining region 2 (HC CDR2) of SEQ ID NO:331, (c) a heavy chain complementary determining region 3 (HC CDR3) ofSEQ ID NO:345 and (d) a light chain complementary determining region 1(LC CDR1) of SEQ ID NO: 359, (e) a light chain complementary determiningregion 2 (LC CDR2) of SEQ ID NO:373, and (f) a light chain complementarydetermining region 3 (LC CDR3) of SEQ ID NO:387; (ii) (a) a HC CDR1 ofSEQ ID NO:315, (b) a HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO:329, (c) a HC CDR3 of SEQ IDNO:343 and (d) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO: 357, (e) a LC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO:371, and (f) a LC CDR3 of SEQ ID NO: 385; or (iii) (a) a HC CDR1 of SEQID NO:321, (b) a HC CDR2 of SEQ ID NO:335, (c) a HC CDR3 of SEQ IDNO:349 and (d) a LC CDR1 of SEQ ID NO:363, (e) a LC CDR2 of SEQ IDNO:377, and (f) a LC CDR3 of SEQ ID NO:391. 2.-4. (canceled)
 5. Themultispecific molecule of claim 1, wherein the anti-CLL-1 binding domaincomprises: (i) an amino acid sequence of light chain variable region ofSEQ ID NO:81 and heavy chain variable region of SEQ ID NO:68; (ii) anamino acid sequence of light chain variable region of SEQ ID NO:79 andheavy chain variable region of SEQ ID NO:66; or (iii) an amino acidsequence of light chain variable region of SEQ ID NO:85 and heavy chainvariable region of SEQ ID NO:72.
 6. The multispecific molecule of claim5, wherein the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises: an amino acidsequence having at least one, two or three modifications but not morethan 30, 20 or 10 modifications of the amino acid sequence of the lightchain variable regions or the heavy chain variable regions; or an aminoacid sequence with 95-99% identity to the amino acid sequence of thelight chain variable regions or the heavy chain variable regions. 7.(canceled)
 8. The multispecific molecule of claim 1, wherein theanti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises: (i) an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 42, or SEQ ID NO: 46; (ii) an amino acid sequencehaving at least one, two or three modifications but not more than 30, 20or 10 modifications to SEQ ID NO: 40, SEQ ID NO: 42, or SEQ ID NO: 46;or (iii) an amino acid sequence with 95-99% identity to SEQ ID NO: 40,SEQ ID NO: 42, or SEQ ID NO:
 46. 9. The multispecific molecule of claim1, wherein the second antigen-binding domain binds a cancer antigenother than CLL-1.
 10. The multispecific molecule of claim 9, wherein thecancer antigen other than CLL-1 is expressed on a cell that alsoexpresses CLL-1.
 11. The multispecific molecule of any of claims 9-10,wherein the cancer antigen other than CLL-1 is expressed on an acutemyeloid leukemia (AML) cell.
 12. The multispecific molecule of claim 9,wherein the cancer antigen is selected from the group consisting ofCD123, CD33, CD34, FLT3, and folate receptor beta.
 13. The multispecificmolecule of claim 1, wherein the second antigen-binding domain binds animmune effector cell antigen.
 14. The multispecific molecule of claim13, wherein the immune effector cell antigen is an antigen expressed ona NK cell.
 15. The multispecific molecule of claim 14, wherein theantigen expressed on a NK cell is CD16 (Fc Receptor gamma III) or CD64(Fc Receptor gamma I).
 16. The multispecific molecule of claim 13,wherein the immune effector cell antigen is an antigen expressed on a Tcell.
 17. The multispecific molecule of claim 16, wherein the antigenexpressed on a T cell is an immune costimulatory molecule.
 18. Themultispecific molecule of claim 17, wherein the immune costimulatorymolecule is selected from the group consisting of an MHC class Imolecule, a TNF receptor protein, an immunoglobulin-like protein, acytokine receptor, an integrin, a signaling lymphocytic activationmolecule (SLAM protein), an activating NK cell receptor, BTLA, Tollligand receptor, OX40, CD2, CD7, CD27, CD28, CD30, CD40, CD47, CDS,ICAM-1, LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18), 4-1BB (CD137), B7-H3, CDS, ICAM-1, ICOS(CD278), GITR, BAFFR, LIGHT, HVEM (LIGHTR), KIRDS2, SLAMF7, NKp80(KLRF1), NKp44, NKp30, NKp46, CD19, CD4, CD8alpha, CD8beta, IL2R beta,IL2R gamma, IL7R alpha, ITGA4, VLA1, CD49a, ITGA4, IA4, CD49D, ITGA6,VLA-6, CD49f, ITGAD, CD11d, ITGAE, CD103, ITGAL, CD11a, LFA-1, ITGAM,CD11b, ITGAX, CD11c, ITGB1, CD29, ITGB2, CD18, LFA-1, ITGB7, NKG2D,NKG2C, TNFR2, TRANCE/RANKL, DNAM1 (CD226), SLAMF4 (CD244, 2B4), CD84,CD96 (Tactile), CEACAM1, CRTAM, Ly9 (CD229), CD160 (BY55), PSGL1, CD100(SEMA4D), CD69, SLAMF6 (NTB-A, Ly108), SLAM (SLAMF1, CD150, IPO-3),BLAME (SLAMF8), SELPLG (CD162), TLR7, LTBR, LAT, GADS, SLP-76, PAG/Cbp,CD19a, and a ligand that specifically binds with CD83.
 19. Themultispecific molecule of claim 16, wherein the antigen expressed on a Tcell is an immune inhibitory molecule.
 20. The multispecific molecule ofclaim 19, wherein the immune inhibitory molecule is selected from thegroup consisting of PD1, PD-L1, PD-L2, CTLA4, TIM3, CEACAM (e.g.,CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3 and/or CEACAM-5), LAG3, VISTA, BTLA, TIGIT, LAIR1,CD160, 2B4, CD80, CD86, B7-H3 (CD276), B7-H4 (VTCN1), HVEM (TNFRSF14 orCD270), KIR, A2aR, MEW class I, MHC class II, GALS, adenosine, and TGFRbeta.
 21. The multispecific molecule of claim 16, wherein the antigenexpressed on a T cell is CD3. 22.-29. (canceled)
 30. The multispecificmolecule of claim 21, wherein an anti-CD3 binding domain (i.e., thesecond antigen-binding domain) comprises a heavy chain variable regionamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1200, 1202, 1204, 1206, 1208, 1210, 1212, 1214, 1216, 1218, 1220, 1222,1224, 1226, 1228, 1230, 1232, 1234, and 1236; and a light chain variableamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1201, 1203, 1205, 1207, 1209, 1211, 1213, 1215, 1217, 1219, 1221, 1223,1225, 1227, 1229, 1231, 1233, 1235, and
 1237. 31. The multispecificmolecule of claim 21, wherein the second antigen binding domain bindsCD3 and comprises a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1209 and a VH sequence ofSEQ ID NO: 1236; and wherein the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises: d)a VL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 85 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 72; h) aVL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 79 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO: 66; or i) aVL sequence of SEQ ID NO: 81 and a VH sequence of SEQ ID NO:
 68. 32. Themultispecific molecule of claim 21, wherein the second antigen bindingdomain binds CD3 and comprises SEQ ID NO: 506; and wherein theanti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises: d) SEQ ID NO: 46; h) SEQ ID NO: 40;or i) SEQ ID NO:
 42. 33. The multispecific molecule of claim 21, whereinthe polypeptide comprising the second antigen binding domain comprises,e.g., consists of, SEQ ID NO: 507; and wherein the polypeptidecomprising the anti-CLL-1 binding domain comprises, e.g., consists of:SEQ ID NO: 527; SEQ ID NO:
 552. 34. The multispecific molecule of claim1, wherein said molecule is multivalent, e.g., bivalent, with respect tothe first antigen binding domain or second antigen binding domain. 35.The multispecific molecule of claim 34, wherein the molecule is bivalentwith respect to the anti-CLL-1 binding domain.
 36. The multispecificmolecule of claim 35, wherein the multispecific molecule is a bispecificantibody.
 37. The multispecific molecule of claim 1, wherein themultispecific molecule is a dualbody.
 38. The multispecific molecule ofclaim 1, wherein the multispecific molecule is a scFv-Fc.
 39. Themultispecific molecule of claim 1, wherein the multispecific molecule isa mixed chain multispecific molecule.
 40. The multispecific molecule ofclaim 1, wherein the molecule is bispecific.
 41. The multispecificmolecule of claim 1, wherein the multispecific molecule is a tandemscFv.
 42. The multispecific molecule of claim 41, wherein the moleculeis bispecific.
 43. The multispecific molecule of claim 1, wherein thepolypeptides comprising the HC CDR sequences of the first and/or secondantigen binding domain further comprise a CH3 domain, and optionally aCH2 domain.
 44. The multispecific molecule of claim 43, wherein at leastone, e.g., both, of said CH3 domains comprise one or more modificationsto enhance heterodimerization, e.g., as described herein.
 45. Themultispecific molecule of claim 44, wherein the one or moremodifications to enhance heterodimerization comprises introduction of aknob in a first CH3 domain and a hole in a second CH3 domain, or viceversa, such that heterodimerization of the polypeptide comprising thefirst CH3 domain and the polypeptide comprising the second CH3 domain isfavored relative to polypeptides comprising unmodified CH3 domains. 46.The multispecific molecule of claim 45, wherein the knob or hole isintroduced to the first CH3 domain at residue 366, 405 or 407 accordingto the EU numbering scheme of Kabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences ofproteins of immunological interest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH,Bethesda, Md.)) to create either a knob or hole, and a complimentaryhole or knob is introduced to the second CH3 domain at residue 407 ifresidue 366 is mutated in the first CH3 domain, residue 394 if residue405 is mutated in the first CH3 domain, or residue 366 if residue 407 ismutated in the first CH3 domain, according to the EU numbering scheme ofKabat et al. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunologicalinterest, 5th ed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)).
 47. Themultispecific molecule of any of claims 44-45, wherein the first CH3domain comprises introduction of a knob at position 366, and the secondCH3 domain comprises introduction of a hole at position 366, position368 and position 407, according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat etal. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5thed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)), or vice versa.
 48. Themultispecific molecule of claim 47, wherein the first CH3 domaincomprises a tyrosine or tryptophan at position 366, and the second CH3domain comprises a serine at position 366, alanine at position 368 andvaline at position 407, according to the EU numbering scheme of Kabat etal. (pp. 688-696 in Sequences of proteins of immunological interest, 5thed., Vol. 1 (1991; NIH, Bethesda, Md.)), or vice versa.
 49. Themultispecific molecule of claim 44, wherein the one or moremodifications comprise IgG heterodimerization modifications.
 50. Themultispecific molecule of claim 49, wherein the first CH3 domaincomprises the mutation K409R and the second CH3 domain comprises themutation F405L, or vice versa.
 51. The multispecific molecule of claim44, wherein the one or more modifications comprise polar bridgemodifications.
 52. The multispecific molecule of claim 51, wherein saidone or more modifications to the first CH3 domain are selected from agroup consisting of: S364L, T366V, L368Q, D399K, F4055, K409F, T411K,and combinations thereof.
 53. The multispecific molecule of claim 52,comprising one more modifications to the second CH3 domain, wherein saidone or more modifications are selected from the group consisting ofY407F, K409Q and T411D, and combinations thereof.
 54. The multispecificmolecule of claim 43, wherein the first CH3 domain comprises a cysteinecapable for forming a disulfide bond with a cysteine of the second CH3domain.
 55. The multispecific molecule of claim 54, wherein the firstCH3 domain comprises a cysteine at position 354 and the second CH3domain comprises a cysteine at position 349, or vice versa.
 56. Themultispecific molecule of claim 43, wherein the multispecific moleculecomprises an Fc domain, and wherein the Fc domain comprises one or moremutations, e.g., one mutation, that reduces, e.g., silences, an effectorfunction, e.g., an ADCC and/or CDC function.
 57. The multispecificmolecule of claim 56, wherein the one or more mutations comprise a LALAmutation, a DAPA mutation, or combination thereof.
 58. An isolatednucleic acid, e.g., one or more polynucleotides, encoding themultispecific molecule of claim
 1. 59. The isolated nucleic acid ofclaim 58, disposed on a single continuous polynucleotide.
 60. Theisolated nucleic acid of claim 58, disposed on two or more continuouspolynucleotides.
 61. The isolated nucleic acid of any of claims 58-60,comprising SEQ ID NO: 508 and SEQ ID NO:
 509. 62. The isolated nucleicacid of claim 61, comprising SEQ ID NO:
 510. 63. The isolated nucleicacid of claim 61 or 62, comprising SEQ ID NO:
 511. 64. The isolatednucleic acid of claim 58, further comprising: SEQ ID NO: 528 and SEQ IDNO: 529; SEQ ID NO: 553 and SEQ ID NO:
 554. 65. The isolated nucleicacid of claim 58, comprising: SEQ ID NO: 530; SEQ ID NO:
 555. 66. Theisolated nucleic acid of claim 58-65, comprising: SEQ ID NO:
 556. 67. Avector e.g., one or more vectors, comprising the isolated nucleic acidof any of claims 58-66.
 68. A cell comprising the vector of claim 67.69. A method of treating a mammal having a disease associated withexpression of CLL-1 comprising administering to the mammal an effectiveamount of a multispecific molecule of any of claim
 1. 70. The method ofclaim 69, wherein the disease associated with CLL-1 expression is: (i) acancer or malignancy, or a precancerous condition chosen from one ormore of a myelodysplasia, a myelodysplastic syndrome or a preleukemia,or (ii) a non-cancer related indication associated with expression ofCLL-1.
 71. The method of claim 69 or 70, wherein the disease is ahematologic cancer.
 72. The method of claim 71, wherein the disease isan acute leukemia chosen from one or more of acute myeloid leukemia(AML); acute lymphoblastic B-cell leukemia (B-cell acute lymphoidleukemia, BALL), acute lymphoblastic T-cell leukemia (T-cell acutelymphoid leukemia (TALL), B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia, chroniclymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), myelodysplasticsyndrome, plasma cell myeloma, or a combination thereof.
 73. The methodof claim 72, wherein the disease is acute myeloid leukemia (AML).74.-81. (canceled)